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This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

潰れる

Reading

Kana: つぶれる
Romaji: tsubureru
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Definitions

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1

to be crushed; to be smashed; to be broken; to collapse

Note: word usually written using kana alone
2

to become useless; to cease functioning; to be wasted (e.g. time)

Note: word usually written using kana alone
3

to go bankrupt; to go out of business; to fail

Note: word usually written using kana alone

Kanji

Readings: カイ、 エ、 つぶ.す、 つぶ.れる、 つい.える
Meanings: crush, smash, break, dissipate

Example Sentences

(ゆき)(おも)さで(いえ)がつぶれた。
➥The house collapsed under the weight of snow.
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あいつら()(つぶ)れちゃった。
➥They passed out.
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その(おとこ)(さん)(はい)()いつぶれてしまった。
➥After three drinks, the man passed out.
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その(おとこ)()いつぶれていた。
➥The man was drunk as a mouse.
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たぶんその内閣(ないかく)はつぶれるでしょう。
➥In all probability, the cabinet will fall.
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(かれ)(いえ)(いま)にもつぶれそうなしろものだ。
➥His house is a tumbledown affair.
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