Word details

砕ける

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 砕ける.

Dictionary

Entry

砕ける摧けるだけIntransitiveIchidan verbFreq #4265
1

to break (into pieces); to be broken; to be smashed

Examples
花瓶は粉々に砕けた
The vase burst into fragments.
2

to collapse; to crumble; to decline; to cool (e.g. enthusiasm); to dampen (e.g. one's will to fight)

3

to become less formal; to throw off reserve; to become affable

4

to become easy to understand (e.g. a story)

5

to be worried

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

smash, break, crush, familiar, popular

9 strokesFrequency 1,579JLPT N1Grade 8

On

サイ

Kun

くだ.くくだ.ける

break, smash, crush, familiar, popular

14 strokes

On

サイ

Kun

くだ.く

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