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Frequency: 778
JLPT N1
Grade 8

Meanings

crumble
die
demolish
level

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ホã‚Ļ
Kun — Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
くず.れる
-くず.れ
くず.す

Common Words

くずれる
Intransitive
Ichidan verb
Freq #1940
1

to collapse; to crumble

Examples
æœŦãŽåąąã¯äģŠãĢも崊れそうãĢčĻ‹ãˆã‚‹ã€‚
Those books look as if they're going to topple over any minute.
2

to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to become disorganized; to become untidy

Examples
そぎバ゚停でäēē々は整列しãĻåž…ãŖãĻいたが、バ゚がæ­ĸぞるとすぐãĢそぎ列は崊れた。
At the bus stop, people waited in orderly lines, but as soon as the bus pulled up, the line broke up.
3

to break down; to be thrown into disarray

4

to crash (stock market); to slump; to decline

5

to break money into small change

Examples
千円札くずれぞすか。
Can you break a 1000 yen bill?
6

to turn bad (e.g. weather); to change for the worse; to deteriorate

Examples
æĨé€ąå¤Šæ°—ãŒããšã‚Œã‚‹ã“ã¨ã¯ãĒいでしょう。
I do not believe the weather will change for the worse next week.
くずす
Godan verb
Transitive
Freq #2096
1

to destroy; to demolish; to pull down; to tear down; to level

2

to disturb; to put into disorder; to throw off balance; to make shaky

3

to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease

4

Oft. 札を崊す, etc.

to break (a bill); to change; to make change

Examples
īŧ‘īŧīŧīŧå††æœ­ã‚’くずしãĻいただけぞせんか。
Could you break a 1,000 yen note?
5

Oft. as 字を崊す

to write in cursive style; to write in running style

6

As éĄ”ã‚’å´Šã™, etc.

to break into a smile; to let off a smile

7

to lower (a price)

Examples
ã‚­ãƒŖãƒ™ãƒ„ã¯į”Ÿį”ŖéŽå‰°ã§å€¤ã‚’ããšã—ãŸã€‚
The price of cabbage fell because of overproduction.
ãģうかい
å´ŠæŊ°
īŊžã™ã‚‹ Verb
Noun
Intransitive
Freq #3459
1

collapse; crumbling; breaking down; caving in

Examples
チãƒĨãƒŧダãƒŧ朝はīŧ‘īŧ–īŧīŧ“åš´ãĢå´ŠåŖŠã—ãŸã€‚
The Tudor Dynasty fell in the year 1603.
2

Physics

(radioactive) decay; disintegration

ããšã‚ŒãŠãĄã‚‹
Intransitive
Ichidan verb
Freq #4317
1

to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in

Examples
そぎåģēį‰Šã¯įǁį„ļ崊れčŊãĄãŸã€‚
The building fell down suddenly.
ãŸã„ãĄã‚‡ã†ã‚’ããšã™
Expression
Godan verb
Freq #11845
1

to fall ill; to become indisposed; to have one's physical condition deteriorate

ãģうらく
īŊžã™ã‚‹ Verb
Noun
Intransitive
Freq #14741
1

collapse; break; cave-in; crash

2

market decline; market crash

くずれさる
Godan verb
Freq #17617
1

to crumble away; to collapse

æŗŖå´Šã‚Œã‚‹
ãĒきくずれる
Intransitive
Ichidan verb
Freq #17656
1

to break down crying

Examples
かわいそうãĢ、少åĨŗã¯įŸĨã‚‰ã›ã‚’čžã„ãĻæŗŖãå´Šã‚ŒãŸã€‚
The poor girl broke down upon hearing the news.
ãĒだれ
é›Ē崊れ
Noun
Freq #19142
1

avalanche; snowslide

Examples
é›Ēå´Šã§é“čˇ¯ãŒãĩã•ãŒãŖãŸã€‚
The road was blocked by an avalanche.
é›Ē崊れčžŧむ
é›Ēå´Ščžŧむ
ãĒだれこむ
傞れčžŧむ
Godan verb
Intransitive
Freq #20794
1

to rush into; to surge into; to crowd into

Examples
興åĨŽã—たčĻŗåŽĸã¯ã‚ŗãƒŗã‚ĩãƒŧトホãƒŧãƒĢãĢãĒだれこんだ。
The excited audience ran into the concert hall.
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