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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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)
to knock down; to tear down; to crush (e.g. enemy); to throw into confusion; to refute; to pick apart
to break down (an opponent's defenses); to defeat; to knock out the opponent's pitcher (with consecutive base hits); to break (an established notion); to refute (e.g. a theory)
to sit cross-legged; to sit at ease
to demolish; to tear down; to pull down; to draw on (one's savings, etc.) little by little; to break into (a reserve fund, etc.); to eat into
to ruin oneself; to degrade oneself
to demolish; to tear down; to pull down; to draw on (one's savings, etc.) little by little; to break into (a reserve fund, etc.); to eat into
to break down (an opponent's defenses); to defeat; to knock out the opponent's pitcher (with consecutive base hits); to break (an established notion); to refute (e.g. a theory)
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?