屈
屈: bend
bend; yield; cramped
8 strokesSecondary · Stage 2 (about 3級)in 20 words here
Readings
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Kunかがむ・かがめる
くつ: 退屈(たいくつ) "boring", 窮屈(きゅうくつ) "cramped", 理屈(りくつ) "logic", 屈辱(くつじょく) "humiliation". 屈む(かがむ) "stoop".
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Key words
退屈たいくつboredom; boring
窮屈きゅうくつcramped; stiff
理屈りくつreason; logic
屈辱くつじょくhumiliation
屈むかがむto stoop; to bend down
Example sentences
雨の日は外に出られなくて、とても退屈だった。
On the rainy day I couldn't go outside, and I was very bored.
この靴は少し窮屈で、長い時間は歩けない。
These shoes are a little tight, so I can't walk for a long time.
床に落ちた鍵を拾うために、そっと屈んだ。
I quietly bent down to pick up the key that had fallen on the floor.