JLPT N1 · 8 strokes
Kanji 屈: "yield, bend, flinch"
The kanji 屈 means "yield, bend, flinch, submit". It is written with 8 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read クツ in on'yomi and かが.む, かが.める in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
クツ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
かが.むかが.める
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | yield, bend, flinch, submit |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 8 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 1434 of 2,501 |
Common words with 屈
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 退屈tedious; boring; dull; uninteresting · to feel bored; to get bored (with); to get tired (of)
- 理屈theory; reason; logic · (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse; pretext
- 屈辱disgrace; humiliation
- 窮屈narrow; tight; cramped · formal; stiff; strict; ceremonious
- 屈するto yield; to give in; to be daunted; to shrink · to bend (knee, etc.)
- 屈強robust; brawny; muscular; strong
- 卑屈servile; subservient; obsequious; slavish
- 屈むto stoop; to lean over; to bend forward · to bend down; to crouch; to squat
- 屈服yielding; submission; surrender; giving way
- 屈託worry; care; concern · ennui; boredom
- 屈託のないcarefree; free from worry
- 屈指leading; foremost; preeminent; outstanding
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