Word details

打ち砕く

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 打ち砕く.

Dictionary

Entry

打ち砕くちくだぶちくだくTransitiveGodan verbFreq #9636
1

to smash; to break (into pieces); to shatter; to crush

Examples
思いがけない事故で彼の成功への夢は打ち砕かれてしまった。
The accident destroyed all his hopes for success.
2

Usu. as 打ち砕いて

to simplify; to make easy to understand

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

strike, hit, knock, pound, dozen

5 strokesFrequency 239JLPT N2Grade 3

On

ダース

Kun

う.つう.ち-ぶ.つ

Nanori

うち

smash, break, crush, familiar, popular

9 strokesFrequency 1,579JLPT N1Grade 8

On

サイ

Kun

くだ.くくだ.ける

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