Meaning

Primary

To Bend Down

Alternatives

To Lean Over, To Crouch

Word Type

intransitive verb, godan verb

Explanation

If you yield to gravity, it’ll cause you to bend down, to lean over, or to crouch.

Reading

かがむ
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

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.

Context

Context Sentences

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.

Kanji Composition