Kanji #188 ／ 砕

< TYPE >
Kanji / ka i - sho style

< READING >
The japanese reading : sa i
The sound reading : ku da ( ku )

< MEANING >
crush, make it small, shatter, break, be broken, particular dreg, powder, particular and troublesome, can suffer, take pains, be anxious about, A stone is broken finely.

< ORIGIN >
「石」＋「right part」
石 : stone
right part : A sound called ''sa i''., be broken finely
A stone is broken finely. → crush

< USE >
粉砕 [fu n - sa i] : crush
玉砕 [gyo ku - sa i] : honorable death
粉骨砕身 [fu n - ko tsu - sa i - si n] : do one's best exertion

example) リスは堅い木の実を上手に砕きます。 [ ri su wa - ka ta - i - ki - no - mi - wo - jyo u - zu - ni - ku da - ki ma su. ] The squirrel shatters a hard nut well.


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I introduce ''砕'' on this time.

When we crush a small thing smaller, we often use this kanji.

I introduce ''切'' on the next time.


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