Vocabulary

What does 屈折 (くっせつ, kussetsu) mean?

屈折 (くっせつ, kussetsu) means bending, refraction; distortion.

Quick facts
Readingくっせつ
Romajikussetsu
Part of speechnoun, suru verb, intransitive
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
くっせつ
N1 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonkussetsu

bending, refraction; distortion

  1. 1noun · suru verb · intransitive bending; curving; twisting
  2. 2noun · suru verb · intransitive warping (of feelings, logic, etc.); distortion; twisting
  3. 3noun · suru verb · intransitive refraction
  4. 4noun · suru verb · intransitive inflection

Example sentences

  • Light refracts in water.

  • His way of thinking is somehow twisted.

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