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砕

JLPT N1 · 9 strokes

The kanji 砕 — “to crush, smash”

砕 means to crush, smash and is a JLPT N1 kanji. It has 9 strokes and uses the stone radical (石).

Stroke order · 9 strokes

On'yomi (音読み): サイ
Kun'yomi (訓読み): くだ(く)
Radical: 石 · stone
Strokes: 9

How to remember 砕

Stone (石) broken into ninety (卆) pieces — shattered. 砕く — to crush ice; 噛み砕いて説明 means to explain in simple terms!

Example words with 砕

Kun'yomi readings

砕くくだくto crush, break

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