Keyword
break into pieces
Info
FrequencyTop 1000-1100
Type
Jōyō 
?
Shinjitai ?
KankenLevel Pre-2
Heisig121
Old form碎
Readings
くだ
(81%)
さい
(18%)
Composed of
stone
ninety
Used in vocabulary (78 in total)
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
to break (into pieces); to smash; to shatter (someone's hopes, confidence, etc.); to crush; to simplify; to make easy to understand
to smash; to break (into pieces); to shatter; to simplify; to make easy to understand
Examples (32 in total)
That one remark shattered his dream.
Apparently it's impossible to break stone with human strength.
The teacher explained the difficult topic in simple terms.