Meanings
Readings
Common Words
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to be smashed
to collapse; to crumble; to decline; to cool (e.g. enthusiasm); to dampen (e.g. one's will to fight)
to become less formal; to throw off reserve; to become affable
to become easy to understand (e.g. a story)
to be worried
to break (into pieces); to smash; to crush; to shatter; to grind (into powder); to pound
to shatter (someone's hopes, confidence, etc.); to crush; to frustrate
to simplify; to make easy to understand
pulverization; pulverisation
reducing to pieces; crushing; smashing; demolishing
to smash; to break (into pieces); to shatter; to crush
Usu. as ๆใก็ ใใฆ
to simplify; to make easy to understand
to smash to pieces
to crunch; to masticate
to simplify; to explain plainly
crushing (into pieces); smashing; cracking; breaking up
honorable death; death without surrender; honorable defeat
Colloquial
trying but being utterly beaten; being completely rejected when professing one's love
Idiomatic expression
to take great pains; to make every effort; to rack one's brains
Idiomatic expression
to be concerned; to worry
Memory Mnemonics
Keywords
The core concepts or meanings associated with this specific kanji.
Constituents
The visual building blocks used to craft this character's story.
Mnemonic Stories
An old golem made of pure rock had a mid-life crisis at age ninety, deciding to smash his boring life and become a rock star.
The video game character used a powerful move to smash his opponent, a giant stone golem, into ninety pieces.
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