Word Meaning 砕く (Kudaku): to Simplify

Meaning

English

to simplify
to make easy to understand
to shatter (someone's hopes, confidence, etc.)
to crush
to frustrate
to break (into pieces)
to smash
to shatter

Reading

Kana

くだく

Romaji

kudaku

Writing Variants

摧くくだく kudaku

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 10 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 準2級 Rank 16461 Priority C

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

砕石

さいせき

crushing (rock)

砕ける

くだける

to be worried

粉砕

ふんさい

pulverization

玉砕

ぎょくさい

trying but being utterly beaten

火砕流

かさいりゅう

pyroclastic flow

破砕

はさい

crushing (into pieces)

腰砕け

こしくだけ

collapsing in the middle of a bout

大火砕流

だいかさいりゅう

large pyroclastic flow

水力破砕

すいりょくはさい

hydrofracturing

水圧破砕法

すいあつはさいほう

hydraulic fracturing

Example Sentences

2

岩を砕く音が遠くから聞こえた。

いわをくだくおとがとおくからきこえた。

The sound of rocks being crushed could be heard from afar.

愛は人の心を砕くこともできるのさ。

But love can break your heart.