JLPT N2 · Verb

崩す (kuzusu)

崩す (くずす, kuzusu) is a Japanese verb meaning “to destroy; to demolish”. It appears in JLPT N2 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: くずす
Romaji: kuzusu
Word class: Godan verb (う-verb) ending in す
Level: JLPT N2 (unofficial)

Meaning

to destroy; to demolish; to pull down; to tear down; to level · godan verb, transitive
to disturb; to put into disorder; to throw off balance; to make shaky · godan verb, transitive
to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease · godan verb, transitive
to break (a bill); to change; to make change · godan verb, transitive · oft. 札を崩す, etc.
to write in cursive style; to write in running style · godan verb, transitive · oft. as 字を崩す

Example sentences

１０００円札をくずしていただけませんか。

Could you break a 1,000 yen note?

Tatoeba #236120

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Conjugation of 崩す

Godan verb (う-verb) ending in す. Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.

Form	Japanese	Reading
Dictionary	崩す	くずす kuzusu
Polite (~masu)	崩します	くずします kuzushimasu
Negative	崩さない	くずさない kuzusanai
Polite negative	崩しません	くずしません kuzushimasen
Past	崩した	くずした kuzushita
Polite past	崩しました	くずしました kuzushimashita
Negative past	崩さなかった	くずさなかった kuzusanakatta
Te-form	崩して	くずして kuzushite
Potential	崩せる	くずせる kuzuseru
Passive	崩される	くずされる kuzusareru
Causative	崩させる	くずさせる kuzusaseru
Volitional	崩そう	くずそう kuzusou
Imperative	崩せ	くずせ kuzuse
Conditional (~ba)	崩せば	くずせば kuzuseba

Kanji in 崩す

崩

crumble, die, demolishホウ・くず.れる・-くず.れ · 11 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 崩す.

崩れるくずれるto collapse雪崩なだれavalanche崩壊ほうかいcollapse

Source: JMdict entry 1516260 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.