Kumi logo
    Kumi

    Learn Japanese. Where understanding folds into fluency.

    Dictionary

    KanjiKanji vocabularyKana vocabularyKanaRadicalsGrammarJLPT N5

    Learn

    GuidesStart where you areWhat is KMT?RoadmapFAQ

    Connect

    EmailDiscordInstagramThreadsTikTokYouTubeLinkedInBlueskyX

    Newsletter

    Start learning free →

    Free forever tier. No card required.

    © 2026 Kumiai Inc. All rights reserved.

    AboutFAQContactStatusPrivacyTermsAttributions
    Dictionary
    1. Dictionary
    2. Kanji Vocab
    3. 卑屈

    卑屈

    卑ひ屈くつ

    servile

    KMT10News #40+1Ref L2Noun, AdjectiveEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab17 strokes

    ひくつ

    Noun, Adjective

    1.
    servile, subservient, obsequious, slavish, self-abasing, grovelling, spineless

    Stroke 0 / 17

    Speed1.0x

    彼かれはいつも卑ひ屈くつな態たい度どをとる。

    He always takes a servile attitude.

    KMT8Emotions & PsychologyDaily Life
    成せい功こうしたにもかかわらず、彼かれは卑ひ屈くつになる癖くせがあった。

    Despite his success, he had a habit of being self-abasing.

    KMT10Emotions & Psychology
    卑ひ屈くつな心こころは、自じ信しんの欠けつ如じょから生うまれることが多 い。

    A servile spirit often arises from a lack of confidence.

    KMT10Emotions & Psychologypsychology
    彼かの女じょの卑ひ屈くつな笑えみには、どこか悲なしみが隠かくされていた。

    Behind her self-abasing smile, there was a hidden sadness.

    KMT10Emotions & Psychology
    上じょう司しに対たいして卑ひ屈くつな態たい度どをとることは、必かならずしも良よい結けっ果かを生うみまない。

    Taking a subservient attitude towards one's boss does not necessarily lead to good results.

    KMT10Work & Careerrelationships

    Kanji that make up this word

    卑
    いや.しい・いや.しむ・いや.しめる…(1)
    lowly・base・vile・vulgar・despise
    屈
    かが.む・かが.める…(2)
    yield・bend・flinch・submit
    Kumi logo

    Track your mastery

    Kumi's KMT system tracks your mastery across kanji, vocabulary, grammar, and reading. Create a free account to use it on 220,000+ concepts.

    Related concepts for this entry

    Used in vocabulary

    • 卑
    • 屈

    Explore more

    Kanji Vocab dictionary›Browse all entries›