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うちくだく
Meanings
Verb (5-dan, く, transitive)
1. to smash; to break (into pieces); to shatter; to crush
But such expectations were soon to be shattered.
2. to simplify; to make easy to understand
usu. as 打ち砕いて
Alt. forms
打うち砕くだく
94%
打うちくだく
2%
うち砕くだく
1%
ぶち砕くだく
うちくだく
Pitch accent
う
ちくだ
く
う
ちくだく
Conjugations...Used in: 20
Composed of
adds emphasis to the following verb or indicates that the action is done forcefully or violently
to break (into pieces); to smash; to shatter (someone's hopes, confidence, etc.); to crush; to simplify; to make easy to understand
Examples (5 in total)
Reality always shatters the past.
My expectations were abruptly shattered.
That pride was suddenly and brutally shattered.
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