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Zach

打ち砕く

Readings

Kana: うちくだく、ぶちくだく
Romaji: uchikudaku, buchikudaku
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Definition

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to smash; to crush

Kanji

Readings: ダ、 ダアス、 う.つ、 う.ち-、 ぶ.つ
Meanings: strike, hit, knock, pound, dozen
Readings: サイ、 くだ.く、 くだ.ける
Meanings: smash, break, crush, familiar, popular

Example Sentences

その()らせは(わたし)たちの希望(きぼう)()(くだ)いた。
➥The news dashed our hopes.
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(おも)いがけない事故(じこ)(かれ)成功(せいこう)への(ゆめ)()(くだ)かれてしまった。
➥The accident destroyed all his hopes for success.
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無声(むせい)映画(えいが)のなか弾丸(だんがん)がガラスを(うくだ)()くよう。
➥Like bullets smashing glass in a silent movie.
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調(しら)べを(すす)めるうちに、頭蓋骨(ずがいこつ)が、(なに)(おも)一撃(いちげき)()けて()(くだ)かれているのが(あき)らかになった。
➥Closer examination revealed that the skull had been crushed by some heavy blow.
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