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挫

crush
Stroke count: 10

Readings

On readingザ、サ
Kun readingくじ.く、くじ.ける
JōyōGrade 8
  1. setback
  2. failure (e.g. plans, business)
  3. frustration
  4. discouragement

Radicals and components

Radical手hand扌variant
Components
How it's built
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Mnemonic (RtK)

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finger · fingers · sitting in meditation · assembly line · person (人) · soil (土) · dirt (土) · ground (土)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1101

Compound words

挫折ざせつ
setback; failure (e.g. plans, business); frustration; discouragement
捻挫ねんざ
sprain; twist; wrench
挫きくじき
sprain
挫くくじく
to sprain
挫傷ざしょう
sprain
頓挫とんざ
setback
挫けるくじける
to be disheartened
挫折感ざせつかん
feeling of frustration
脳挫傷のうざしょう
cerebral contusion
鋭を挫くえいをくじく
to break the brunt
挫折するざせつする
setback

Additional Examples

赤木キャプテンは練習中に足を捻挫したので、試合前にテーピングでガチガチに固めた。
Captain Akagi sprained his ankle during practice, so, before the game, he taped it up until it was stiff as a board.tatoeba
滑って足首を捻挫した。
I slipped and twisted my ankle.tatoeba

Stroke Order

10 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 挫

Draw with a guide, then from memory — checked at every step