Word details

卑屈

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 卑屈.

Dictionary

Entry

卑屈くつ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?

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

lowly, base, vile, vulgar, despise

9 strokesFrequency 2,003JLPT N1Grade 8

On

Kun

いや.しいいや.しむいや.しめる

yield, bend, flinch, submit

8 strokesFrequency 1,434JLPT N1Grade 8

On

クツ

Kun

かが.むかが.める

Nanori

くっ

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