Keyword
break into pieces
- smash
- break
- crush
- familiar
- popular
- Frequency
- #1579
- Strokes
- 9
- Grade
- 8
- JLPT (old)
- N1
- Heisig
- 121
Readings
サイ67%
くだ33%
Mnemonic
A stone sits on the anvil, and the smith hits it ninety times with his hammer until it finally begins to break into pieces.
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in vocabulary
砕け
breaking (into pieces); shattering; something that has been broken into pieces; conclusion; course of events; situation
Noun
砕く
to break (into pieces); to smash; to crush; to shatter; to grind (into powder); to pound; to shatter (someone's hopes, confidence, etc.); to frustrate; to simplify; to make easy to understand
Godan verb
砕ける
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to be smashed; to collapse; to crumble; to decline; to cool (e.g. enthusiasm); to dampen (e.g. one's will to fight); to become less formal; to throw off reserve; …
Ichidan verb
腰砕け
collapsing in the middle of a bout; breaking down (while in the middle of something); faltering halfway
Noun
打ち砕く
to smash; to break (into pieces); to shatter; to crush; to simplify; to make easy to understand
Godan verb