屈

bend; yield; flinch; submit

8 strokes. Jōyō kanji, taught in secondary school. Newspaper frequency rank 1434.

Readings

• クツ (on reading): 退屈 (たいくつ) tedious; 屈する (くっする) to yield
• かがむ (kun reading): 屈む (かがむ) to stoop; 屈まる (かがまる) to bow (of one's back, e.g. due to age)
• かがめる (kun reading)

Components

• 尸
• 出
• ｜ radical vertical stroke
• 凵 radical open box
• 尸 radical corpse; flag
• 山 radical mountain

Kanji containing 屈

• 掘 dig
• 堀 ditch
• 倔 stubborn
• 崛 high & lofty (mountains)
• 窟 cavern

Words using 屈

• 退屈 (たいくつ) tedious
• 屈する (くっする) to yield
• 屈指 (くっし) leading
• 理屈 (りくつ) theory
• 屈辱 (くつじょく) disgrace
• 屈む (かがむ) to stoop
• 屈まる (かがまる) to bow (of one's back, e.g. due to age)

72 words in all.

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