Word Meaning 潰れ

つぶれ tsubure

潰れ is read as つぶれ (tsubure) and means break (on a printed line, letter, etc.).

Meaning

English

  1. break (on a printed line, letter, etc.)
  2. collapse
  3. ruin
  4. destruction

Reading

Kana

つぶれ

Romaji

tsubure

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 17 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

Kanken 2級 Rank 164434 Priority Z

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

潰す

つぶす

to waste (e.g. talents)

潰れる

つぶれる

to get dead drunk

潰瘍

かいよう

ulcer

暇潰し

ひまつぶし

waste of time

顔を潰す

かおをつぶす

to make someone lose face

胃潰瘍

いかいよう

stomach ulcer

Example Sentences

10

ながいかいぎでごごのじかんがつぶれた。

my afternoon was eaten up by a long meeting.

あめでえんそくのけいかくがつぶれた。

the picnic plan fell through because of the rain.

そのかいしゃはしゃっきんでつぶれた。

the company went under because of debt.

つよくにぎりすぎてたまごがてのなかでつぶれた。

the egg broke in my hand because i squeezed it too hard.

じゅうたいでよていがぜんぶつぶれた。

all my plans were ruined by the traffic jam.

I lost face.

They passed out.

Aw man! My banana got squished in my bag.

The packaging was crushed, but the contents were OK.

"Huh, didn't the bakery store use to be here?" "Oh, it went bankrupt a while ago." "Really? When did that happen?" "I think it was about half a year ago."