くだ
Meanings
Verb (1-dan, intransitive)
1. to break (into pieces); to be broken; to be smashed
2. to collapse; to crumble; to decline; to cool (e.g. enthusiasm); to dampen (e.g. one's will to fight)
3. to become less formal; to throw off reserve; to become affable
4. to become easy to understand (e.g. a story)
5. to be worried
Kanji used
break into pieces
Pitch accent
だけ
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Used in vocabulary (1 in total)
to collapse; to give up; to lose one's nerve; to have one's knees give way
Examples (2 in total)
The ice cracked under the weight.
The windshield of the car was smashed to pieces.