This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Readings

Kana: クツ、かが.む、かが.める
Romaji: kutsu, kaga.mu, kaga.meru
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Name Reading

Kana: くっ
Romaji: ku
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Romaji

Meanings

yield, bend, flinch, submit

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  8
Radical Number:  44
Frequency:  1434
Grade:  8
Skip Pattern:  3-3-5
Korean Reading:  gul
Chinese Reading:  qu1
Unicode:  5c48
JIS:  367E

Indexes

Halpern Index: 3079
Nelson Index: 1386
New Nelson Index: 1415
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 3r5.2
Four Corner Index: 7727.2
Guide to Remembering Index: 1188
Gakken Index: 1584
Daikanwanjiten Index: 7669
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 4.0144
Remembering the kanji Index: 1060
Kanji Flashcards Index: 1232
Kodansha Compact Index: 528
Kanji in Context Index: 349
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 1958
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 2652
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 1069
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 1140
Essential Kanji Index: 1629
Kodansha Kanji Index: 3821
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 3776
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 1166

Words

屈指 (くっし)
leading; foremost; preeminent; outstanding; one of the best
退屈 (たいくつ)
tedium; boredom
屈曲 (くっきょく)
crookedness; bending; indentation
不屈 (ふくつ)
persistence; fortitude; indomitability
屈する (くっする)
to yield; to give in; to be daunted; to shrink; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; to feel down
屈折 (くっせつ)
bending; indentation; refraction; inflection; warping (e.g. of opinion, reasoning, etc.); distortion
屈辱 (くつじょく)
disgrace; humiliation
屈伏 (くっぷく)
yielding; submission; surrender; giving way; succumbing
屈強 (くっきょう)
robust; brawny; muscular; strong; sturdy
理屈 (りくつ)
theory; reason
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