crumble, die, demolish, level

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くず.れる-くず.れくず.す

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崩れるずれIntransitiveIchidan verbFreq #1940
1

to collapse; to crumble

Examples
本の山は今にも崩れそうに見える。
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
そのバス停で人々は整列して待っていたが、バスが止まるとすぐにその列は崩れた
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
千円札くずれますか。
Can you break a 1000 yen bill?
6

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

Examples
来週天気がくずれることはないでしょう。
I do not believe the weather will change for the worse next week.
崩すTransitiveGodan verbFreq #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. 札を崩す, etc.

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

Examples
1000円札をくずしていただけませんか。
Could you break a 1,000 yen note?
5

Oft. as 字を崩す

to write in cursive style; to write in running style

6

As 顔を崩す, etc.

to break into a smile; to let off a smile

7

to lower (a price)

Examples
キャベツは生産過剰で値をくずした
The price of cabbage fell because of overproduction.
崩壊うかい崩潰NounIntransitive~する VerbFreq #3459
1

collapse; crumbling; breaking down; caving in

Examples
チューダー朝は1603年に崩壊した。
The Tudor Dynasty fell in the year 1603.
2

Physics

(radioactive) decay; disintegration

崩れ落ちるずれおちIntransitiveIchidan verbFreq #4317
1

to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in

Examples
その建物は突然崩れ落ちた
The building fell down suddenly.
体調を崩すたいちょうをくずすExpressionGodan verbFreq #11845
1

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

崩落うらくNounIntransitive~する VerbFreq #14741
1

collapse; break; cave-in; crash

2

market decline; market crash

崩れ去るくずれさるGodan verbFreq #17617
1

to crumble away; to collapse

泣き崩れる泣崩れるきくずれIntransitiveIchidan verbFreq #17656
1

to break down crying

Examples
かわいそうに、少女は知らせを聞いて泣き崩れた
The poor girl broke down upon hearing the news.
雪崩だれ雪崩れNounFreq #19142
1

avalanche; snowslide

Examples
雪崩で道路がふさがった。
The road was blocked by an avalanche.
なだれ込む雪崩れ込む雪崩込むだれこ傾れ込むIntransitiveGodan verbFreq #20794
1

to rush into; to surge into; to crowd into

Examples
興奮した観客はコンサートホールになだれこんだ
The excited audience ran into the concert hall.

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