屈
屈 — Yield
yield, bend, flinch, submit
On’yomiクツ (kutsu)
Kun’yomiかがむ (kagamu)
Kun’yomiかがめる (kagameru)
Stroke order (8 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 屈
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 理屈 | りくつ rikutsu | theory; reason; logic |
| 屈辱 | くつじょく kutsujoku | disgrace; humiliation |
| 屈指 | くっし kusshi | leading; foremost; preeminent |
| 窮屈 | きゅうくつ kyuukutsu | narrow; tight; cramped |
| 屈折 | くっせつ kussetsu | bending; curving; twisting |
| 屈託 | くったく kuttaku | worry; care; concern |
Study notes
屈 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 8 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #1434 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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