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潰れる

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 潰れる

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

Kanji in this Word

15 strokes
Grade 8

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
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