This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

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

Readings

Kana: ホウ、くず.れる、-くず.れ、くず.す
Romaji: hou, kuzu.reru, -kuzu.re, kuzu.su
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

crumble, die, demolish, level

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  11
Radical Number:  46
Frequency:  778
Grade:  8
Skip Pattern:  2-3-8
Korean Reading:  bung
Chinese Reading:  beng1
Unicode:  5d29
JIS:  4A78

Indexes

Halpern Index: 2296
Nelson Index: 1430
New Nelson Index: 1491
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 3o8.7
Four Corner Index: 2222.7
Guide to Remembering Index: 1801
Gakken Index: 1700
Daikanwanjiten Index: 8212P
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 4.0286
Remembering the kanji Index: 774
Kanji Flashcards Index: 1244
Kodansha Compact Index: 547
Kanji in Context Index: 1663
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 1478
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 1989
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 781
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 836
Essential Kanji Index: 1490
Kodansha Kanji Index: 2863
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 1246
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 1426

Words

崩壊 (ほうかい)
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; caving in; decay
崩れる (くずれる)
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to become disorganized; to become untidy; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market); to slump; to decline; to break money into small change; to turn bad (e.g. weather); to change for the worse; to deteriorate
崩落 (ほうらく)
collapse; break; cave-in; crash; (market) decline
崩れ (くずれ)
crumbling; collapse; ruin; has-been; wannabe
崩れ落ちる (くずれおちる)
to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in
崩す (くずす)
to destroy; to demolish; to pull down; to tear down; to level; to disturb; to put into disorder; to throw off balance; to make shaky; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill); to change; to make change; to write in cursive style; to write in running style; to break into a smile; to let off a smile; to lower (a price)
崩御 (ほうぎょ)
death (of an emperor); demise
雪崩 (なだれ)
avalanche; snowslide
土砂崩れ (どしゃくずれ)
landslide
泣き崩れる (なきくずれる)
to break down crying
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