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摧 Kanji meaning "break, smash, crush"

Jiten frequency #4699Kanken Level 1TMW TMW Owner14 strokes

Meanings

break, smash, crush, familiar, popular

On'yomi

サイサ

Kun'yomi

くだ.く

Composed of

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崔cliff

Components and stroke order from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)

Reading usage

破(は)摧(さい)crushing (into pieces)#328468玉(ぎょく)摧(さい)honorable death#463992摧(さい)身(しん)working so hard as to ruin one's body#463992

Most common words using this kanji

摧(くだ)くto break (into pieces)#169512摧(くだ)けるto break (into pieces)#322891破(は)摧(さい)crushing (into pieces)#328468摧邪輪(ざいじゃりん)Tract for Destroying Heretical Views (Buddhist treatise by Myoe, ca. 1212 CE)#373090摧(さい)身(しん)working so hard as to ruin one's body#463992玉(ぎょく)摧(さい)honorable death#463992
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