| Kanji | 潰 |
|---|---|
| Onyomi | カイ、エ |
| Kunyomi | つぶ.す、つぶ.れる、つい.える |
| English | crush, smash, break, dissipate |
| Examples | 潰す(つぶす): (1) to smash; to crush (2) to shut down (3) to thwart; to block (4) to kill (time) (5) to waste (e.g. talents) 潰れる(つぶれる): (1) to be smashed (2) to become useless; to cease functioning (3) to go bankrupt |
| JLPT Level | 0 |
| Jouyou Grade | S |
| Components | 水: water 貴: precious; value; prize; esteem; honor |
| Number of Strokes | 15 |
| Kanji Radical | 水 |
| Radical Number | 85 |
| Radical Strokes | 4 |
| Radical Reading | みず・したみず・さんずい |
| Traditional Form | (none) |
| Classification | 形声 Phonetic |
| Keyword | defile |
| Koohii Story 1 | Man continues to defile precious water and it may prove to be his downfall (Think of Exxon, BP, etc.). |
| Koohii Story 2 | ...Faramir and Frodo watched the tiny creature far below. "Shall we shoot him?" Faramir asked. "This Gollum has defiled the waters of the Forbidden pond, looking for his Precious, and for that the penalty is death"... |
Tags: jlpt.n0, grades
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