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    3. 潰れる

    潰れる

    潰つぶれ​る​

    to be crushed

    NTN2CoreVerb, IntransitiveDaily LifeBusiness & FinanceKanji Vocab18 strokes

    つぶれる

    Verb, Intransitive

    1.
    to be crushed, to be squashed, to be smashed, to be destroyed, to be broken, to collapse
    2.
    to go bankrupt, to go under, to fail, to collapse
    3.
    to be ruined (of a plan), to be cancelled, to collapse (e.g. of a project), to fall through, to blow up
    4.
    to be lost (of one's voice, eyesight, sense of smell, etc.), to cease functioning
    5.
    to be taken up (of one's time), to be lost, to be wasted
    6.
    to be missed (of a chance), to be lost
    7.
    to be lost (of face, composure, etc.), to broken down (e.g. of one's courage), to be broken (of one's heart)
    8.
    to be worn down (of a pen nib, saw teeth, etc.), to wear away, to become dull
    9.
    to get dead drunk

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    Characters that make up this word

    潰
    つぶ.す・つぶ.れる・つい.える…(2)
    crush・smash・break・dissipate
    Kanji
    れ
    re
    Kana
    る
    ru
    Kana
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