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    3. 崩す

    崩す

    崩くずす​

    to destroy

    N2KMT9News #31+1CoreVerb, TransitiveDaily LifeKanji Vocab13 strokes

    くずす

    Verb, Transitive

    1.
    to destroy, to demolish, to pull down, to tear down, to level
    2.
    to disturb, to put into disorder, to throw off balance, to make shaky
    3.
    to relax (one's pose), to make oneself at ease
    4.
    to break (a bill), to change, to make change
    5.
    to write in cursive style, to write in running style
    6.
    to break into a smile, to let off a smile
    7.
    to lower (a price)

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    彼かれは姿し勢せいを崩くずした。

    He relaxed his posture.

    KMT7Daily Life
    1万まん円えん札さつを崩くずしてください。

    Please break this 10,000 yen bill.

    KMT9Daily LifeBusiness & Finance
    彼かれは緊きん張ちょうを崩くずすように、冗じょう談だんを言いった。

    He told a joke as if to break the tension.

    KMT9Daily LifeEmotions & Psychology
    彼かれはいつも、難むずかしい漢かん字じを崩くずして書かく癖くせがある。

    He always has a habit of writing difficult kanji in a cursive style.

    KMT9Daily LifeEducation
    敵てきの陣じん形けいを崩くずすために、奇き襲しゅう攻こう撃げきを仕し掛かけた。

    They launched a surprise attack to break the enemy's formation.

    KMT10MilitaryGames

    Characters that make up this word

    崩
    くず.れる・-くず.れ・くず.す…(1)
    crumble・die・demolish・level
    Kanji
    す
    su
    Kana
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