Japanese symbol for “refraction”
屈折
くっせつ
Romaji: kussetsu
bending; curving; twisting; turning
In Japanese, refraction is 屈折, read くっせつ (kussetsu).
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Meanings
- n, vi, vs bending; curving; twisting; turning; winding
- n, vi, vs warping (of feelings, logic, etc.); distortion; twisting
- n, vi, vs refraction
- n, vi, vs inflection (ling)
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 |
| 骨折 | こっせつ kossetsu | bone fracture |
| 時折 | ときおり tokiori | sometimes; at intervals; occasionally |
See also: Chinese symbol for “refraction”.
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.