砕 – smash, break, crush

9 strokesJōyō (secondary school)#1579 in newspaper frequencyN2 vocabulary

The kanji 砕 means smash, break, crush, familiar, popular. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is サイ (sai); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is くだ.く、くだ.ける (kudaku, kudakeru). It is written with 9 strokes, under radical 石 (no. 112).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	サイ	sai
Kun’yomi	くだ.く	kudaku
Kun’yomi	くだ.ける	kudakeru

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 石 (Kangxi radical 112). Components: ノ・口・十・石・九.

Words using 砕

砕くくだくto break (into pieces)砕けるくだけるto break (into pieces)

Example sentences

ピックは硬い地表を砕くために用いられる長い取っ手の道具だ。

A pick is a long handled tool used for breaking up hard ground surfaces.

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彼の希望は無残に砕かれた。

His hopes were shattered.

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花瓶は粉々に砕けた。

The vase burst into fragments.

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Kanji with the same radical

確研石破硬砂礎砲磨碁磁碑碗

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