漢字道KANJIDO

11 strokesRadical

3Junior high level11 strokesRadical
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ホウ
Kun
くず.れる・-くず.れ・くず.す
Meaning
crumble; collapse

Origin

ORIGIN

山 "mountain" with 朋: a mountain falling away — to crumble, to collapse.

Stroke order

STROKE ORDER

Readings and examples

OFFICIAL READINGS

ホウ崩壊
くずれる崩れる・山崩れ
くずす崩す

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

Compounds

COMPOUNDS

  • 崩壊ほうかい

    collapse

  • 雪崩なだれ

    avalanche

Example

EXAMPLE

A sentence using this kanji

古い塀が雨で崩れた。

The old wall crumbled in the rain.

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