潰
潰: crush
crush; collapse; go bust
15 strokesSecondary · Stage 4 (about 2級)in 14 words here
Readings
On
カイ・エ
Kunつぶす・つぶれる・ついえる
Transitive 潰す versus intransitive 潰れる is the key pair. On-yomi カイ is rare (潰走).
Key words
潰すつぶすto crush; to ruin
潰れるつぶれるto be crushed; to go bankrupt
踏み潰すふみつぶすto trample flat
潰走かいそうrout
Example sentences
空き缶を足で潰してから、ごみ箱に捨てた。
I crushed the empty can with my foot and then threw it in the trash.
駅前の古い本屋が潰れてしまった。
The old bookstore in front of the station went out of business.
激しい雨の中で戦い、敵の軍は一日で潰走した。
Fighting in the heavy rain, the enemy army was routed in a single day.