崩くずす
Meanings
Verb (5-dan, す, transitive)
1. to destroy; to demolish; to pull down; to tear down; to level
Shall we try knocking down the wall or something?
2. to disturb; to put into disorder; to throw off balance; to make shaky
I absolutely do not want to ruin that relationship.
3. to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease
When the meeting ended, everyone relaxed their posture.
4. to break (a bill); to change; to make change
oft. 札を崩す, etc.
I want to have a snack, so please make change for me.
5. to write in cursive style; to write in running style
oft. as 字を崩す
6. to break into a smile; to let off a smile
as 顔を崩す, etc.
When my grandfather saw the photo of his grandchild, he broke into a smile.
7. to lower (a price)
Kanji used
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Pitch accent
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Top 2200
Used in vocabulary (11 in total)
to fall ill; to become indisposed; to have one's physical condition deteriorate
to smile broadly; to grin widely
to level (earth); to cut through (a mountain); to split (the opposition); to break (strike)
Examples (21 in total)
Shall we try knocking down the wall or something?
You're ruining the harmony of the flavors.
Could you break a 10,000-yen bill for me?
I changed a 1,000-yen bill into 100-yen coins.
He lost his balance and fell.
I want to have a snack, so please make change for me.
Tom lost his balance and fell down.
The child knocked over the building blocks.
They leveled a hill and built a new road.
Nah, I'm just feeling a little out of sorts.
You must not relax your posture or your way of speaking as you please.
When the meeting ended, everyone relaxed their posture.
They themselves destroyed the equilibrium that had been painstakingly established.
At that moment I lose my balance and fall flat on my back.
I'll take the front, so let's fight without breaking formation!
I absolutely do not want to ruin that relationship.
Moreover, he did not lose his posture upon landing.
When my grandfather saw the photo of his grandchild, he broke into a smile.
She hardly ever lets her expression soften in front of anyone but me.
When I apologized honestly, she chuckled and her expression softened.
It's seiza, but if your legs start to hurt, you can relax your posture!