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今日の漢字
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crush, smash, break, dissipate

15 strokes

On
カイ、エ
Kun
つぶ.す、つぶ.れる、つい.える

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Common words

  1. つぶすto smash; to crush; to flatten1
    • He sank the deal without batting an eyelash.

    • He squashed my hat flat.

    • She killed an hour looking around the stores.

  2. ひまつぶしkilling time; keeping oneself occupied; time killer2
    • I strolled along the streets to kill time.

    • The magazine is for killing time.

    • Let's play some video games to kill time.

  3. つぶれるto be crushed; to be squashed; to be smashed; to be destroyed3
    • The house collapsed under the weight of snow.

    • My plan to study abroad went by the board when my father died.

    • In all probability, the cabinet will fall.

  4. かおをつぶすto make someone lose face; to embarrass someone; to make someone look foolish4
  5. かいようulcer5
    • When you start taking medicine it begins working on symptoms, like pain, right away, but that doesn't mean that the ulcer heals right away.

    • An ulcer forms in the stomach.

  6. いかいようstomach ulcer; gastric ulcer6

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