(つぶ)れる
Rank #4,571

Meanings

  • Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
    1. to be crushed; to be squashed; to be smashed; to be destroyed; to be broken; to collapse
  • 2. to go bankrupt; to go under; to fail; to collapse
  • 3. to be ruined (of a plan); to be cancelled; to collapse (e.g. of a project); to fall through; to blow up
  • 4. to be lost (of one's voice, eyesight, sense of smell, etc.); to cease functioning
  • 5. to be taken up (of one's time); to be lost; to be wasted
  • 6. to be missed (of a chance); to be lost
  • 7. to be lost (of face, composure, etc.); to broken down (e.g. of one's courage); to be broken (of one's heart)
  • 8. to be worn down (of a pen nib, saw teeth, etc.); to wear away; to become dull
  • 9. to get dead drunk

Readings

潰れる
(>99%)
つぶれる
(<1%)
Appears in 2119 media