屈

屈
ONくつ
KUNかがむ、くっする
Meanings
bendyieldsubmitshrink

How to remember

'Kutsu' — like putting on KUTS (shoes), you have to BEND down to tie the laces.

Vocabulary

屈辱くつじょく
humiliation
屈服くっぷく
submission, surrender
屈伸くっしん
bends and stretches (as exercise), squatting
屈するくっする
to yield, to give in

Related kanji

曲伸降服従