KANJI
潰
crush
smash, collapse, destroy, ruin, squander, waste, go bankrupt
Kun'yomi
つぶ
On'yomi
かい
Example sentences
彼はいつも自分の意見ばかり主張し、他人のアイデアを潰してしまう傾向がある。
He always asserts only his own opinions and has a tendency to crush others' ideas.
経営不振で、老舗の和菓子屋が遂に潰れてしまった。
Due to poor management, the long-established Japanese confectionery shop finally went bankrupt.
待ち合わせの時間まで、カフェで本を読んで時間を潰した。
I killed time by reading a book at a cafe until the meeting time.
Practice exercises
1
潰滅
annihilation, destruction
Answer
かいめつ
2
潰
Answer
つぶかい
3
潰
Answer
crushsmashdestroywastego bankrupt
4
潰瘍
ulcer
Answer
かいよう
5
潰走
rout, disastrous flight
Answer
かいそう
6
倒潰
collapse; cave-in
Answer
とうかい