挫 — 10 strokes ／ Radical「扌」
道2High school graduate / general ／ 10 strokes ／ Radical「扌」
- On
- ザ・サ
- Kun
- くじ.く・くじ.ける
- Meaning
- crush; be frustrated
Origin
Hand plus forcing down to sit: to press something down and break it — to crush, to frustrate.
Stroke order
Readings and examples
| ザ | 挫折・頓挫 |
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Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 挫折ざせつ
setback; frustration
- 頓挫とんざ
coming to a standstill
Example
計画が途中で頓挫してしまった。
The plan came to a standstill halfway through.
Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)