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カイ・エ
Kun
つぶ.す・つぶ.れる・つい.える
Meaning
crush; collapse

Origin

ORIGIN

Water plus a phonetic element: water breaking down an embankment — to be crushed, to collapse.

Stroke order

STROKE ORDER

Readings and examples

OFFICIAL READINGS

カイ潰瘍
つぶす潰す
つぶれる潰れる

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

Compounds

COMPOUNDS

  • 潰瘍かいよう

    ulcer

  • 潰滅かいめつ

    annihilation; ruin

Example

EXAMPLE

A sentence using this kanji

荷物の下で缶が潰れてしまった。

The can was crushed under the luggage.

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