Moji Ninja

潰 — crush; go bankrupt

潰 means “crush; go bankrupt”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 15 strokes. On'yomi: カイ (kai). Kun'yomi: つぶ(す) (tsubusu). You'll see it in words such as 潰す (tsubusu, “to smash; to crush”).

潰
Stroke order of 潰
Meaning
crush; go bankrupt
On'yomi
カイ (kai)
Kun'yomi
つぶ(す) (tsubusu)
Strokes
15
Level
JLPT N1 · set Hands at work 7

How to remember 潰

Parts: 氵 water · 貴 noble

Words with 潰

WordReadingMeaning
潰すつぶす tsubusu kunto smash; to crush
潰れるつぶれる tsubureru kunto be crushed; to be squashed

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