To Bend Down
To Lean Over, To Crouch
intransitive verb, godan verb
If you yield to gravity, it’ll cause you to bend down, to lean over, or to crouch.
Since this word consists of a kanji with hiragana attached, you can bet that it will use the kun'yomi reading. You didn't learn that reading with this kanji, so here's a mnemonic to help you:
Before whom do you always need to bend down? Takeshi Kaga (かが), that's Chairman Kaga to you! Before you can start cooking for him in Iron Chef, you must bend down before him! He's a bit weird like that.
屈むと腰が痛いんです。
I get a pain in my lower back when I bend down.
屈んで靴下をはきました。
I bent down and put on my socks.
急に胸が締めつけられているような感覚におそわれ、屈んでしまった。
I suddenly felt a tightening in my chest and leaned over.