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    3. 握りつぶす

    握りつぶす

    握にぎり​つ​ぶ​す​

    to crush (with one's hands)

    NTVerb, TransitiveDaily LifeKanji Vocab23 strokes

    握り潰す

    にぎりつぶす

    Verb, Transitive

    1.
    to crush (with one's hands)
    2.
    to kill a proposal, to shelve, to table (remove from consideration), to pigeonhole, to smother

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    Characters that make up this word

    握
    にぎ.る…(1)
    grip・hold・mould sushi・bribe
    Kanji
    り
    ri
    Kana
    つ
    tsu
    Kana
    ぶ
    bu
    Kana
    す
    su
    Kana
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