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: カイ、エ、つぶ.す、つぶ.れる、つい.える
Romaji: kai, e, tsubu.su, tsubu.reru, tsui.eru
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

crush, smash, break, dissipate

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  15
Radical Number:  85
Frequency: 
Grade:  8
Skip Pattern:  1-3-12
Korean Reading:  gwe
Chinese Reading:  hui4
Unicode:  6f70
JIS:  4459

Indexes

Halpern Index: 743
Nelson Index: 2701
New Nelson Index: 3335
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 3a12.14
Four Corner Index: 3518.6
Daikanwanjiten Index: 18281
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 7.0279
Remembering the kanji Index: 2319
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 677
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 1911
Kodansha Kanji Index: 919

Words

潰す (つぶす)
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to thwart; to block; to kill (time); to waste (e.g. talents)
潰瘍 (かいよう)
ulcer
費える (ついえる)
to use up (one's savings); to be wasted (time, effort, etc); to fall apart; to become useless; to be wiped out (in battle); to fall apart (one's body or health)
潰し値 (つぶしね)
scrap value
叩き潰す (たたきつぶす)
to smash up; to defeat crushingly
潰れる (つぶれる)
to be crushed; to be smashed; to be broken; to collapse; to become useless; to cease functioning; to be wasted (e.g. time); to go bankrupt; to go out of business; to fail
胃潰瘍 (いかいよう)
stomach ulcer
潰し値段 (つぶしねだん)
scrap value
鋳潰す (いつぶす)
to melt down
全壊 (ぜんかい)
complete destruction
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