潰

crush

Stroke count: 15

Readings

On readingカイ、エ

Kun readingつぶ.す、つぶ.れる、つい.える

Jōyō Grade 8

to smash
to crush
to flatten
to shut down
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

Stroke Order

15 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 潰

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