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潰

crush
Stroke count: 15

Readings

On readingカイ、エ
Kun readingつぶ.す、つぶ.れる、つい.える
JōyōGrade 8

Meanings

  1. crush
  2. break
  3. dissipate
  4. smash
  5. defileRtK
  1. to smash
  2. to crush
  3. to flatten
  4. to shut down
  5. to put out of business

Radicals and components

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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water (水) · water droplets (氵) · water pistol (氵) · precious · Takanohana · purse · in · one (一) · floor · shellfish · clam · oyster · eye (目) · animal legs (儿) · eight (八)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1911

Compound words

潰すつぶす
to smash; to crush; to flatten; to shut down; to put out of business
潰れるつぶれる
to be crushed; to be squashed; to be smashed; to be destroyed; to be broken
顔を潰すかおをつぶす
to make someone lose face; to embarrass someone; to make someone look foolish
全潰ぜんかい
complete destruction
潰滅かいめつ
(complete) destruction
潰乱かいらん
corruption (of order, public morals, etc.)
潰瘍かいよう
ulcer
圧潰すおしつぶす
to crush
胃潰瘍いかいよう
stomach ulcer
押潰すおしつぶす
to crush
暇潰しひまつぶし
killing time
丸潰れまるつぶれ
complete ruin
半潰れはんつぶれ
half crushed
擂潰すすりつぶす
to mash
虱潰ししらみつぶし
very thorough search (for contraband, escaped convict, etc.)
蝨潰ししらみつぶし
very thorough search (for contraband, escaped convict, etc.)
握り潰しにぎりつぶし
shelving
圧し潰すおしつぶす
to crush
押し潰すおしつぶす
to crush
叩き潰すたたきつぶす
to smash, to beat flat
踏み潰すふみつぶす
to trample, to crush underfoot
捻り潰すひねりつぶす
to pinch and crush
擂り潰すすりつぶす
to mash
虱潰しにしらみつぶしに
one by one

Additional Examples

私は、面目丸潰れだ。
I lost face.tatoeba
私たちの社会で余暇として通っているのものは、実は暇潰しなのである。
What passes for leisure in our society is actually time-consuming.tatoeba
汽車旅行には読書がよい暇潰しになる。
Reading kills time on a train trip.tatoeba
暇潰しに街をぶらぶらした。
I strolled along the streets to kill time.tatoeba

Stroke Order

15 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 潰

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