潰れる
Meanings
Ichidan verb
Intransitive verb
1. to be crushed; to be squashed; to be smashed; to be destroyed; to be broken; to collapse
2. to go bankrupt; to go under; to fail; to collapse
3. to be ruined (of a plan); to be cancelled; to collapse (e.g. of a project); to fall through; to blow up
4. to be lost (of one's voice, eyesight, sense of smell, etc.); to cease functioning
5. to be taken up (of one's time); to be lost; to be wasted
6. to be missed (of a chance); to be lost
7. to be lost (of face, composure, etc.); to broken down (e.g. of one's courage); to be broken (of one's heart)
8. to be worn down (of a pen nib, saw teeth, etc.); to wear away; to become dull
9. to get dead drunk
Other spellings
つぶれる
Kanji used
Pitch accent
つぶれる
Examples6
雪 の 重 さ で 家 が つぶれた。
The house collapsed under the weight of snow.
父 が 亡くなって 私の 留学 計画 は 完全 に つぶれた。
My plan to study abroad went by the board when my father died.
たぶん その 内閣 は つぶれる でしょう。
In all probability, the cabinet will fall.
戦争 の 勃発 で 彼らの 計画 は 完全に つぶれた。
Their plans blew up when the war broke out.
彼の 家 は 今にも つぶれ そうな しろもの だ。
His house is a tumbledown affair.
彼 は 全力 を ふりしぼって つぶれた 車 から はい 出した。
He used all his strength to crawl out of the wrecked car.