挫

crush; break; sprain; discourage

10 strokes. Jōyō kanji, taught in secondary school. Newspaper frequency rank 1869.

Readings

• ザ (on reading): 挫折 (ざせつ) setback; 頓挫 (とんざ) setback
• くじける (kun reading): 挫ける (くじける) to be disheartened
• くじく (kun reading): 挫く (くじく) to sprain; 鋭を挫く (えいをくじく) to break the brunt
• サ (on reading)

Components

• 扌
• 坐
• ｜ radical vertical stroke
• 人 radical person
• 土 radical earth
• ⺘ radical hand, left-side form of 手

Words using 挫

• 挫折 (ざせつ) setback
• 頓挫 (とんざ) setback
• 捻挫 (ねんざ) sprain
• 挫傷 (ざしょう) sprain
• 脳挫傷 (のうざしょう) cerebral contusion
• 挫ける (くじける) to be disheartened
• 挫く (くじく) to sprain
• 鋭を挫く (えいをくじく) to break the brunt

14 words in all.

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