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砕 — JLPT N1 Kanji — Detail

Onyomi: サイ  ·  Kunyomi: くだ.く, くだ.ける  ·  Meanings: break, crush, familiar, popular, smash

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Unicode: 7815 Strokes: 9
JLPT N1
Meanings
break, crush, familiar, popular, smash
Onyomi
サイ
Kunyomi
くだ.く, くだ.ける
Name Readings
JLPT
N1
Grade
8
Frequency
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Vocabulary Examples

Word Reading Meaning Meta
砕ける くだける to break (into pieces), to be broken, to be smashed common JLPT-N2 Ichidan verb, Intransitive verb
砕く くだく to break (into pieces), to smash, to crush, to shatter, to grind (into powder), to pound common JLPT-N2 Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Transitive verb
砕けた くだけた easy (e.g. explanation, description), plain, familiar Noun or verb acting prenominally
砕石 さいせき crushed stone, macadam Noun
砕屑岩 さいせつがん clastic rock Noun
砕屑物 さいせつぶつ detritus, clastic material Noun
砕氷船 さいひょうせん icebreaker (ship), ice breaker Noun
砕波 さいは breaker, breaking wave, spilling breaker, surging breaker, wave breaking Noun, Noun or verb acting prenominally
砕け くだけ breaking (into pieces), shattering Noun
砕屑 さいせつ clastic Noun or verb acting prenominally
砕氷艦 さいひょうかん icebreaker (ship), ice breaker Noun
砕鉱 さいこう crushing ore Noun, Suru verb
砕屑丘 さいせつきゅう pyroclastic cone Noun
砕片 さいへん debris Noun
砕身 さいしん working so hard as to ruin one's body, struggling to the point of crushing oneself Noun, Suru verb
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