Japanese symbol for “yielding”
屈服
くっぷく
Romaji: kuppuku
yielding; submission; surrender; giving way
In Japanese, yielding is 屈服, read くっぷく (kuppuku).
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
- n, vi, vs yielding; submission; surrender; giving way; succumbing
Written forms: 屈服、屈伏. Readings: くっぷく.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “yielding”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 陥落 | かんらく kanraku | giving in (to someone's persuasion); yielding; being convinced |
| 落城 | らくじょう rakujou | giving up (on something); giving in (to persuasion); yielding |
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 |
| 制服 | せいふく seifuku | uniform |
| 服装 | ふくそう fukusou | attire; dress; clothes |
See also: Chinese symbol for “yielding”.
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.