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: サイ、くだ.く、くだ.ける
Romaji: sai, kuda.ku, kuda.keru
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

smash, break, crush, familiar, popular

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  9
Radical Number:  112
Frequency:  1579
Grade:  8
Skip Pattern:  1-5-4
Korean Reading:  swae
Chinese Reading:  sui4
Unicode:  7815
JIS:  3A55

Indexes

Halpern Index: 1134
Nelson Index: 3179
New Nelson Index: 3990
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 5a4.6
Four Corner Index: 1464.1
Guide to Remembering Index: 1287
Gakken Index: 1695
Daikanwanjiten Index: 24080P
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 8.0348
Remembering the kanji Index: 116
Kanji Flashcards Index: 1568
Kodansha Compact Index: 1400
Kanji in Context Index: 1550
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 773
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 1048
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 117
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 121
Essential Kanji Index: 1467
Kodansha Kanji Index: 1458
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 3355
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 1287

Words

粉砕 (ふんさい)
pulverization; pulverisation; smashing; demolishing
砕ける (くだける)
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to be smashed; to collapse; to crumble; to decline; to cool (e.g. enthusiasm); to dampen (e.g. one's will to fight); to become less formal; to throw off reserve; to become affable; to become easy to understand (e.g. a story); to be worried
玉砕 (ぎょくさい)
honourable defeat; honorable defeat; honourable death; honorable death; death without surrender; trying but being utterly beaten; being completely rejected when professing one's love
火砕流 (かさいりゅう)
pyroclastic flow (type of volcanic eruption); stone wind
砕石 (さいせき)
broken stone; rubble
砕く (くだく)
to break; to smash
破摧 (はさい)
crushing; smashing; cracking to pieces
砕氷 (さいひょう)
ice breaking
打ち砕く (うちくだく、ぶちくだく)
to smash; to crush
雑砕 (ちゃぷすい、チャプスイ)
chop suey
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