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Meanings

crush
smash
break
dissipate

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
カイ
Kun — Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
つぶ.す
つぶ.れる
つい.える

Common Words

ぶす
Godan verb
Transitive
Freq #1944
1

to smash; to crush; to flatten

Examples
彼は私の帽子をぺちゃんこにつぶした
He squashed my hat flat.
2

to shut down; to put out of business; to force (a company) to close up shop

3

to wreck; to break; to block; to thwart

Examples
彼は平然と取引をつぶしました
He sank the deal without batting an eyelash.
4

to butcher; to slaughter; to kill (livestock, for food)

5

to kill (time); to while away (the time); to use up (one's time)

Examples
彼女は店を見てまわって1時間つぶした
She killed an hour looking around the stores.
6

to waste (e.g. talents)

うかい
崩潰
~する Verb
Noun
Intransitive
Freq #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

ぶれる
Intransitive
Ichidan verb
Freq #4153
1

to be crushed; to be squashed; to be smashed; to be destroyed; to be broken; to collapse

Examples
雪の重さで家がつぶれた
The house collapsed under the weight of snow.
2

to go bankrupt; to go under; to fail; to collapse

3

to be ruined (of a plan); to be cancelled; to collapse (e.g. of a project); to fall through; to blow up

Examples
父が亡くなって私の留学計画は完全につぶれた
My plan to study abroad went by the board when my father died.
4

to be lost (of one's voice, eyesight, sense of smell, etc.); to cease functioning

5

to be taken up (of one's time); to be lost; to be wasted

6

to be missed (of a chance); to be lost

7

to be lost (of face, composure, etc.); to broken down (e.g. of one's courage); to be broken (of one's heart)

8

to be worn down (of a pen nib, saw teeth, etc.); to wear away; to become dull

9

to get dead drunk

いめつ
潰滅
~する Verb
Noun
Intransitive
Freq #8444
1

(complete) destruction; annihilation; devastation

Examples
壊滅そのものが豊かな生命を生む。
Mere decay produces richer life.
押し潰す
しつぶ
圧し潰す
Godan verb
Transitive
Freq #9164
1

to crush; to squash; to flatten

Examples
天井が落ちれば、彼は押しつぶされるだろう。
If the ceiling fell, he would be crushed.
2

to quash (a plan, opposition, etc.); to crush; to suppress

たきつぶ
Godan verb
Freq #11235
1

to smash up; to defeat crushingly

時間を潰す
じかんをつぶす
Expression
Godan verb
Freq #13207
1

to kill time

Examples
彼らはトランプをして時間をつぶした
They killed time playing cards.
暇潰し
まつぶし
Noun
Freq #13497
1

killing time; keeping oneself occupied; time killer

Examples
暇潰しに街をぶらぶらした。
I strolled along the streets to kill time.
2

wasting time; waste of time

踏みつぶす
みつぶ
Godan verb
Transitive
Freq #14238
1

to trample; to crush underfoot

Examples
殺してやる!ぶっ殺して、踏み潰してやる!くそったれ!死ね!
I'll kill you! Knock your block off and grind you underfoot! You shithead! Die!
塗り潰す
りつぶ
Godan verb
Transitive
Freq #14300
1

to paint over; to paint out; to fill in; to cover completely (with paint)

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