What does kanji 崩 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 崩 is crumble.

How is kanji 崩 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 崩 are くず.れる, -くず.れ, くず.す; the onyomi readings are ホウ.

What is the main radical of kanji 崩?

The main radical for kanji 崩 is 山.

What words use kanji 崩?

Example words that use kanji 崩 include 崩潰, 崩れる, 崩す, 崩れ.

JōyōJLPT N1Kanken 3

崩

Meaning

Kanji 崩

crumble

crumble, die, demolish, level

Stroke Order

Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み: くず.れる-くず.れくず.す
Onyomi 音読み: ホウ
Nanori 名乗り: -

Added to Jōyō: 1946

Jōyō: -
JLPT: JLPT N1
Frequency: #778
Strokes: 11
Radical: 山
Components: 山 • 月
Kanji Kentei: Level 3
Similar Kanji: 棚 • 朋 • 萠 • 堋 • 弸 • 倗 • 掤

Related vocabulary

Showing 27 common entries

Showing 27 of 87 entries that include this kanji.

崩潰

ほうかい

(radioactive) decay

崩れる

くずれる

to break money into small change

崩す

くずす

to lower (a price)

崩れ

くずれ

has-been

崩落

ほうらく

market decline

崩れ落ちる

くずれおちる

to crumble down

崩れ去る

くずれさる

to crumble away

崩し

くずし

simplification (character, hair-style, etc.)

崩じる

ほうじる

to die (of the emperor, etc.)

崩ずる

ほうずる

to die (of the emperor, etc.)

崩れかかる

くずれかかる

to begin to crumble

崩解

ほうかい

disintegration

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Example sentences

5 reference sentences

大雨で崖が崩れた。

The cliff crumbled due to heavy rain.

彼は千円札を崩した。

He broke a 1,000 yen bill.

地震で古い家が崩壊した。

The old house collapsed in the earthquake.

彼は体調を崩している。

He is in poor health.

積んだ木箱が崩れ落ちた。

The stacked wooden boxes tumbled down.

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