What is the Kanji for "Crouch" and "Yield"?

If you are wondering what is the Japanese Kanji for "Crouch" and "Yield", you've come to the right place!

The Japanese Kanji for "Crouch" and "Yield" is "屈".

This kanji has 2 readings:

Its kunyomi reading is "Kaga".

Its onyomi reading is "Kutsu".

kunyomi readings are based on the pronunciation of native Japanese words, and onyomi readings are based on the Chinese pronunciation of the character.

If you visually breakdown this kanji, you can see is made up of 2 parts:

The radical "尸" means "Corpse" . And The kanji "出" means "Exit" and can be read as "Shutsu", "De", and "Da".

Now, let's make sure you understand this kanji the other way around too.

What does the kanji "屈" mean in japanese?

"屈" means "Crouch" and "Yield".

Japanese School Students learn this kanji in Junior Highschool, while foreigners may learn this kanji in preparation for the JLPT N1 exam.

Here are some words that use this kanji:

理屈: "Logic". The Japanese noun '理屈 (りくつ)' means 'logic'. It refers to a rational, reasonable, or systematic explanation or argument. This word is often used to describe someone's reasoning or justification for their actions or beliefs. For example: He always tries to argue his point with logic - (彼はいつも理屈をつけて自分の意見を説明しようとする). I don't care about your logic, I want results - (理屈は関係ない、結果が欲しい)

窮屈: "Constrained" or "Tight". The Japanese adjective '窮屈 (きゅうくつ)' means 'constrained' or 'tight'. This adjective describes a situation or object that lacks space or freedom of movement. It can be used to describe clothing that fits too tightly, small rooms or spaces that feel cramped, or uncomfortable social situations that feel restricting. For example: These shoes are too tight - (この靴が窮屈だ). The elevator felt very cramped - (エレベーターが窮屈だった).

退屈: "Boredom". The Japanese verbal noun '退屈 (たいくつ)' means 'boredom'. This word describes the state of feeling bored or lacking interest or excitement. It can be used to describe situations, activities, or states of mind that are dull, monotonous, or unengaging. For example: I'm bored - (退屈だ). Bored at work - (仕事に退屈している).

To make really sure you learn this Kanji, I've prepared an interactive lesson for you. You are going to learn the readings and meanings of this kanji.

But first, you need to know a little bit about Hiragana and Katakana.

Hiragana and katakana are japanese syllabaries, this means that each character represents a syllable.

This are the characters you need to know for this lesson:

The hiragana "く" is read as "ku". The hiragana "つ" is read as "tsu". The hiragana "か" is read as "ka". And The hiragana "が" is read as "ga".

Heres a quick tutorial on how to use it. You'll be asked three type of questions: meaning, reading, and writing.

For meanings questions all you have to do is type the english meaning. If there is more than one meaning, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Reading questions you have to type the reading in romaji (roman letters, our normal alphabet) and it'll be automatically converted to hiragana if necessary. If there is more than one reading, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Writing questions some options will appear and all you have to do is select the correct ones.