打ち砕く

うちくだく

Also written ぶちくだく

Meanings

1. Godan verb, Transitive to smash; to break (into pieces); to shatter; to crush
2. to simplify; to make easy to understand (usu. as 打ち砕いて)

Kanji

• 打 hit. Read as うち.
• 砕 smash. Read as くだく.

Example sentences

• 思いがけない事故で彼の成功への夢は打ち砕かれてしまった。
  The accident destroyed all his hopes for success.
• 調べを進めるうちに、頭蓋骨が、何か重い一撃を受けて打ち砕かれているのが明らかになった。
  Closer examination revealed that the skull had been crushed by some heavy blow.

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