潰 — 15 strokes ／ Radical「氵」
道2High school graduate / general ／ 15 strokes ／ Radical「氵」
- On
- カイ・エかい・え · kai · e
- Kun
- つぶ.す・つぶ.れる・つい.えるtsubu.su · tsubu.reru · tsui.eru
- Meaning
- crush; collapse
Stroke order
Origin
Water plus a phonetic element: water breaking down an embankment — to be crushed, to collapse.
Readings and examples
| Onカイかいkai | 潰瘍かいよう |
|---|---|
| Kunつぶすtsubusu | 潰すつぶす |
| Kunつぶれるtsubureru | 潰れるつぶれる |
Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 潰瘍かいよう
ulcer
- 潰滅かいめつ
annihilation; ruin
Example
荷物の下で缶が潰れてしまった。
The can was crushed under the luggage.
Nearby characters
The line style shows how they connect
CompoundRadicalReading
Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)