Entry
  1. Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Godan verb with 'ru' ending

    to bend the knee; to kneel; to crouch

  2. to surrender; to give in; to yield; to concede

    Idiomatic expression

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Characters in this word

2
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

knee, lap

Kun
ひざ
On
シツ
Strokes
15
Taught
Junior high
Frequency
2320 of 2500
Radical
meat

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (17)
CodeReference
1-4-11SKIP code
4b11.4The Kanji Dictionary
7423.2Four corner code
3942deroo
819dUnicode hex code
1-41-08JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
3814Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
4868New Nelson (John Haig)
1359Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
985Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
2461Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1002Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
2281Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
29837Morohashi
1917Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
xi1Pinyin reading
seulKorean reading
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

fold, break, fracture, bend, yield, submit

Kun
お.るおりお.り-お.りお.れる
On
セツシャク
Strokes
7
Taught
Grade 4
JLPT
N3
Frequency
962 of 2500
Radical
hand
WaniKani
Level 14

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Used in names as

せき

Dictionary and index codes (32)
CodeReference
1-3-4SKIP code
3c4.7The Kanji Dictionary
5202.1Four corner code
1354deroo
6298Unicode hex code
1-32-62JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1855Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
2094New Nelson (John Haig)
253New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
297Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
189Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
225Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1130Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1211Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
830A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
385Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
585Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
11890Morohashi
522A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1394Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1483Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
651sakade
560Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
551henshall3
485Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
772Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
860Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1139Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
zhe2, she2, zhe1Pinyin reading
jeol, jeKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
14WaniKani level