Kanji
N1 9 strokes Grade 8 freq #1579

smash, break, crush, familiar, popular

On'yomi (音読み)

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

Radical (部首)

stone ishi

Others with this radical

On'yomi compounds (音読み)

pyroclastic flow
pulverization; pulverisation
honorable death; death without surrender
crushing (into pieces); smashing
crushed stone; macadam

Kun'yomi words (訓読み)

collapsing in the middle of a bout
to break (into pieces); to smash
to break (into pieces); to be broken

Example sentences

The people are like children: they must smash everything to see what is inside.

But love can break your heart.

A pick is a long handled tool used for breaking up hard ground surfaces.

The waves dashed against the rocks.