Kanji

砕

smash, break, crush, familiar, popular

Kanji

Grade

Grade 8

Strokes

9 strokes

Radical

石部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

サイ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

くだく, くだける

Common Readings

サイ, くだ…く, くだ…ける

Example sentences

砕く くだく
難解 理論 一般 わかる よう 砕いて 説明 した

I explained the difficult theory simply so that even regular people could understand it.

鴻門玉斗 こうもんのぎょくと
范増 悔しさ あまり 鴻門玉斗 砕いた

In his extreme frustration, Fan Zeng smashed the jade dipper of Hongmen with his sword.

砕ける くだける
グラス 落ちて 粉々 砕けた

The glass fell and smashed into pieces.

砕け散る くだけちる
当たって 砕け散った

The waves hit the rocks and shattered into spray.

粉砕 ふんさい
強力 攻撃 野望 粉砕した

We crushed the enemy's ambition with a powerful attack.

打ち砕く うちくだく
野望 残酷 現実 によって 打ち砕かれた

His ambition was shattered by cruel reality.

玉砕 ぎょくさい
告白 して 玉砕 した

I confessed my love and was spectacularly rejected.

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