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Kanji Detail for 屈 - "to bend, to yield"

  • Meaning

    屈 means "to bend, to yield." Also associated with strong.

    1. To bend - To crouch; to fold; to curve.

    2. To yield - To compromise; to submit.

    3. Strong - Sturdy; robust.

    4. To crouch - To lower the body by bending.

  • Words using

    • 屈辱 くつじょく Listen disgrace; humiliation
    • 屈指 くっし Listen leading; foremost; preeminent
    • 窮屈 きゅうくつ Listen narrow; tight; cramped
    • 屈折 くっせつ Listen bending; curving; twisting
    • 退屈 たいくつ Listen tedious; boring; dull
  • Four-character idioms with

    • 不屈不撓 ふくつふとう Listen indefatigability; indomitableness; with unremitting tenacity
    • 不撓不屈 ふとうふくつ Listen tenacity; indomitableness; dauntlessness
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    • Verified meaning: to bend, to yield
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read くつ)
    • Also carries these associations: strong

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of

    Surnames (くつ)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    yield; bend; flinch; submit

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    bend, flex; bent, crooked; crouch

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    surname Qu

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    to bend, to flex; bent, crooked, crouched

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    Bent. All that is bent and not straight is called 屈. Such as 理屈詞窮. | Wrong; to condescend. Such as 屈節, 屈尊. | Interchangeable with 倔. 屈彊: A stubborn appearance.
  • Onyomi

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Sentences including

  • Never have i read such a dull book.

  • At last he yielded.

  • This novel bores me.

  • You must not give way to those demands.

  • She is bored with this novel.

  • He found the party was rather slow.

  • You no doubt bore people.

  • How boring this game is !

  • We gave way to their demands.

  • At last she gave way to him and broke a secret.

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