Kanji

挫

挫

crush, break, sprain, discourage

Kanji

Grade

Grade 8

Strokes

10 strokes

Radical

扌部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

ザ, サ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

くじく, くじける

Example sentences

挫折 ざせつ
彼は挫折を経験した。

He experienced a setback.

槁木死灰 こうぼくしかい
挫折を味わった彼は、しばらくの間、槁木死灰のように生気を失っていた。

Having experienced failure, he lost all his vitality for a while, appearing completely lifeless.

挫ける くじける
どんな困難に遭っても、決して心は挫けない。

No matter what difficulties I face, I will never lose heart.

挫く くじく
階段で足を踏み外して、足首を挫いてしまった。

I missed a step on the stairs and sprained my ankle.

頓挫 とんざ
計画は予期せぬ問題により頓挫した。

The plan was thwarted by an unexpected problem.

捻挫 ねんざ
彼はサッカー中に足首を捻挫した。

He sprained his ankle during soccer practice.

足首 あしくび
テニス中に足首を捻挫してしまった。

I sprained my ankle while playing tennis.

Example Vocabulary

挫折

ざせつ

setback; frustration; failure; to be discouraged

挫ける

くじける

to be crushed; to lose heart; to be broken; to sprain

挫く

くじく

to sprain; to discourage; to break

頓挫

とんざ

setback; frustration; collapse (of a plan)

捻挫

ねんざ

sprain; to sprain

出鼻を挫く

でばなをくじく

脳挫傷

のうざしょう

挫折感

ざせつかん

出端を挫く

でばなをくじく

挫傷

ざしょう

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