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くだく
Meanings
Verb (5-dan, く, transitive)
1. to break (into pieces); to smash; to crush; to shatter; to grind (into powder); to pound
Apparently it's impossible to break stone with human strength.
2. to shatter (someone's hopes, confidence, etc.); to crush; to frustrate
That one remark shattered his dream.
3. to simplify; to make easy to understand
The teacher explained the difficult topic in simple terms.
Alt. forms
砕くだく
98%
くだく
1%
摧くだく
Pitch accent
く
だ
く
Conjugations...Used in: 180
Used in vocabulary (9 in total)
to smash; to break (into pieces); to shatter; to simplify; to make easy to understand
to smash; to break (into pieces); to shatter; to simplify; to make easy to understand
to smash; to break (into pieces); to shatter; to simplify; to make easy to understand
6 more...
Examples (11 in total)
Put simply, that's what it comes down to.
Crushing ice is a piece of cake.
His hopes were shattered.
Just having your confidence crushed won't make you stronger.
That one remark shattered his dream.
I put it simply so that even children could understand.
Sorry, but I'm going to crush that pride of yours.
The teacher explained the difficult topic in simple terms.
Apparently it's impossible to break stone with human strength.
If a large amount of water collides at high speed, it becomes a force capable of crushing even bones.
A pick is a long handled tool used for breaking up hard ground surfaces.