smash, break, crush, familiar

About this kanji

The kanji 砕, pronounced 'sai' in on'yomi and 'kudaku' or 'kudakeru' in kun'yomi, primarily means to smash or break something into smaller pieces. It is commonly used as a verb, such as in 砕く (kudaku), meaning "to break" something, or 砕ける (kudakeru), which means "to break apart". Additionally, you will find it in nouns like 火砕流 (kasairyuu), which means "pyroclastic flow," a volcanic phenomenon, and 粉砕 (funsai), referring to "pulverization" or crushing into powder. An interesting usage note is that 砕 can also be found in contexts referring to breaking something physically or in a metaphorical sense, symbolizing a breaking down of barriers or ideas.

Example sentences

• 岩を砕く音が聞こえた。

  I heard the sound of rock being crushed.

Meanings across languages

English

smash, break, crush, familiar, popular

Tiếng Việt

nghiền nát

日本語

砕く

한국어

부수다

中文

粉碎

id

menghancurkan, memecahkan, menghancurkan, akrab, populer

th

ทุบ, ทำให้แตก, บด, คุ้นเคย, ได้รับความนิยม

es

hacer añicos, romper, aplastar, familiar, popular

fr

écraser, briser, éventrer, familier, populaire

de

zerschlagen, brechen, zerdrücken, vertraut, beliebt

pt

esmagar, quebrar, esmagar, familiar, popular

Common compounds

• 火砕流かさいりゅうpyroclastic flow
• 砕くくだくto break (into pieces), to smash, to crush
• 砕けるくだけるto break (into pieces), to be broken, to be smashed
• 粉砕ふんさいpulverization, pulverisation, reducing to pieces
• 玉砕ぎょくさいhonorable death, death without surrender, honorable defeat
• 砕石さいせきcrushed stone, macadam, crushing (rock)
• 破砕はさいcrushing (into pieces), smashing, cracking
• 腰砕けこしくだけcollapsing in the middle of a bout, breaking down (while in the middle of something), faltering halfway