Japanese symbol for “flexion”
屈曲
くっきょく
Romaji: kukkyoku
crookedness; bending; indentation; curvature
In Japanese, flexion is 屈曲, read くっきょく (kukkyoku).
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Meanings
- adj-no, n, vi crookedness; bending; indentation; curvature; flexion
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 理屈 | りくつ rikutsu | theory; reason; logic |
| 窮屈 | きゅうくつ kyuukutsu | narrow; tight; cramped |
| 退屈 | たいくつ taikutsu | tedious; boring; dull |
| 屈辱 | くつじょく kutsujoku | disgrace; humiliation |
| 屈指 | くっし kusshi | leading; foremost; preeminent |
| 不屈 | ふくつ fukutsu | persistence; fortitude; indomitability |
| 作曲 | さっきょく sakkyoku | composition (of music); setting; writing music |
| 曲線 | きょくせん kyokusen | curve |
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.