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Japanese symbol for “flexion”

Romaji: kukkyoku
crookedness; bending; indentation; curvature

In Japanese, flexion is , read (kukkyoku).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Meanings

  1. adj-no, n, vi crookedness; bending; indentation; curvature; flexion

Kanji and stroke order

yield, bend, flinch
on: クツ
kun: かが.む、かが.める
8 strokes · JLPT 1
bend, music, melody
on: キョク
kun: ま.がる、ま.げる、くま
6 strokes · JLPT 2

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
りくつ rikutsutheory; reason; logic
きゅうくつ kyuukutsunarrow; tight; cramped
たいくつ taikutsutedious; boring; dull
くつじょく kutsujokudisgrace; humiliation
くっし kusshileading; foremost; preeminent
ふくつ fukutsupersistence; fortitude; indomitability
さっきょく sakkyokucomposition (of music); setting; writing music
きょくせん kyokusencurve

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.

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