漢字道KANJIDO

9 strokesRadical

2High school level9 strokesRadical
On
サイ
Kun
くだ.く・くだ.ける
Meaning
smash; crush

Origin

ORIGIN

石 "stone" with 卒: pounding stone into small pieces — to smash, to crush.

Stroke order

STROKE ORDER

Readings and examples

OFFICIAL READINGS

サイ砕石・砕氷・粉砕
くだく砕く
くだける砕ける

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

Compounds

COMPOUNDS

  • 粉砕ふんさい

    pulverising; crushing

  • 砕氷船さいひょうせん

    an icebreaker

Example

EXAMPLE

A sentence using this kanji

岩を砕いて道を作る。

We break the rocks to make a road.

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