砕ける

くだける

Also written 摧ける

Meanings

1. Ichidan verb, Intransitive to break (into pieces); to be broken; to be smashed
2. to collapse; to crumble; to decline; to cool (e.g. enthusiasm); to dampen (e.g. one's will to fight)
3. to become less formal; to throw off reserve; to become affable See also: くだけた.
4. to become easy to understand (e.g. a story) See also: くだけた.
5. to be worried

Kanji

• 砕 smash. Read as くだける.

Example sentences

• 花瓶は粉々に砕けた。
  The vase burst into fragments.
• 花瓶はテーブルから落ちて粉々にくだけた。
  The vase fell from the table and crashed to pieces.
• 屋根から落ちてきたタイルは粉々に砕けた。
  The tile that fell from the roof broke into pieces.
• 今度は彼はくだけた服装をした。美々しいスーツは場違いである事に気がついたからだ。
  This time he dressed down, having realized that the smart suit would be out of place.
• 車の前面ガラスは砕けて粉々になった。
  The front windshield of a car was smashed to pieces.

Common phrases

• 粉々に砕ける

Related forms

• 砕く (くだく) to break (into pieces) (transitive partner)

Words containing 砕ける

• 当たって砕けろ (あたってくだけろ) take a chance
• 砕け散る (くだけちる) to be smashed up
• 腰が砕ける (こしがくだける) to collapse

And 1 more.

Word lists

• JLPT N2

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