Word details

崩れる

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 崩れる.

Dictionary

Entry

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.

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

crumble, die, demolish, level

11 strokesFrequency 778JLPT N1Grade 8

On

ホウ

Kun

くず.れる-くず.れくず.す

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