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屈 means 'yield'
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クツ
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Kun かがめる to stoop down かがむ to stoop
Name くっ
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In life, you must go with the flow sometimes but should "stand your ground" on other occasions. (Know when to fold them, know when to hold them, and all that.) Learn words about bending over - both literally (e.g., when putting on shoes) and metaphorically (e.g., when kowtowing to others).
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In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 屈 is used 5 times, read 1 way.
Across all words in Japanese, 屈 is used 65 times, read 2 ways (with 1 variation).
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クツ
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noun, 'suru' verb
1. bending; indentation2. refraction
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かがめる
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'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
to bow (of one's back, e.g. due to age); to bend(click the word to view an additional 2 readings, examples and links)
An additional 5 less common words include 屈 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
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