Keyword
crumble
- die
- demolish
- level
- Frequency
- #778
- Strokes
- 11
- Grade
- 8
- JLPT (old)
- N1
- Heisig
- 836
Readings
くず71%
ホウ29%
Mnemonic
A mountain and its companion slide down together in a thunderous slump, and the cliff will crumble.
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in kanji
Used in vocabulary
崩れる
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to become disorganized; to become untidy; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market); to slump; …
Ichidan verb
崩す
to destroy; to demolish; to pull down; to tear down; to level; to disturb; to put into disorder; to throw off balance; to make shaky; to relax (one's pose); …
Godan verb
突き崩す
to knock down; to tear down; to level; to raze; to crush (e.g. enemy); to throw into confusion; to refute; to pick apart; to undermine
Godan verb
取り崩す
to demolish; to tear down; to pull down; to draw on (one's savings, etc.) little by little; to break into (a reserve fund, etc.); to eat into
Godan verb
切り崩す
to level (earth); to cut through (a mountain); to split (the opposition); to break (strike)
Godan verb
なし崩し
paying back in installments (instalments); amortization plan (amortisation); gradual progression (oft. into an unwanted state); doing little by little; steady development; continual advancement
Noun