屈
屈

yield, bend, flinch, submit

8 strokesFrequency 1,434JLPT N1Grade 8

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Common Words

退屈たいくつFreq #2623
1

Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi); Common noun

tedious; boring; dull; uninteresting; tiresome; monotonous

Examples
カクテルパーティーは退屈なときもある。
Cocktail parties can be boring.
2

Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru; Intransitive verb

to feel bored; to get bored (with); to get tired (of)

理屈りくつ理窟NounFreq #3442
1

theory; reason; logic

Examples
彼はその理屈がわからないほどばかではない。
He is too wise not to see the reason.
2

(unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse; pretext

屈辱くつじょくNounFreq #5924
1

disgrace; humiliation

Examples
死ぬ方が屈辱を受けるよりもましだ。
Death is preferable to dishonor.
窮屈きゅうくつNoun～な Adj.Freq #6658
1

narrow; tight; cramped

Examples
列車のコンパートメントはすぐ窮屈になる。
Train compartments soon get cramped.
2

formal; stiff; strict; ceremonious; rigid

3

constrained; uncomfortable

4

tight (e.g. finances)

屈するくっするFreq #6921
1

Suru verb - special class; Intransitive verb

to yield; to give in; to be daunted; to shrink

Examples
その要求に屈するな。
Do not give in to those demands.
2

Suru verb - special class; Transitive verb

to bend (knee, etc.)

3

Suru verb - special class; Transitive verb

to subdue; to overpower

4

Archaic; Suru verb - special class; Intransitive verb

to feel down

屈強くっきょう倔強Noun～な Adj.～の Adj.Freq #10841
1

robust; brawny; muscular; strong; sturdy

卑屈ひくつNoun～な Adj.Freq #12174
1

servile; subservient; obsequious; slavish; self-abasing; grovelling; spineless

Examples
彼らはなぜあんなに卑屈に彼に仕えたのか。
Why did they wait upon him so servilely?
かがむ屈むこごむくぐむIntransitiveUsually kanaGodan verbFreq #13661
1

to stoop; to lean over; to bend forward

Examples
彼は靴をはくためにかがんだ。
He stooped to put on his shoes.
2

to bend down; to crouch; to squat

Examples
彼はかがんでボールを拾った。
He bent down and picked up the ball.
屈服屈伏くっぷくNounIntransitive～する VerbFreq #15184
1

yielding; submission; surrender; giving way; succumbing

Examples
とうとう彼らは敵に屈伏した。
Finally they gave in to their enemy.
屈託くったく屈托NounIntransitive～する VerbFreq #15311
1

worry; care; concern

2

ennui; boredom

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