15 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 11th grade
crush, smash, break, dissipate
Kun'yomi
つ ぶ す to smash ②to shut down ③to wreck ④to butcher つ ぶ れ る to be crushed ②to go bankrupt ③to be ruined (of a plan) ④to be lost (of one's voice, eyesight, sense of smell, etc.) つ い え る to collapse (of a building, dream, plan, etc.) ②to be completely defeated (in battle)
On'yomi
カイ エ
Character Breakdown
crush, smash, break
つぶ.す つい.える カイ (11th)
precious, value, prize
キ ぎ とうと.い (6th, N1)
Common Words
to be crushed ②to go bankrupt ③to be ruined (of a plan) ④to be lost (of one's voice, eyesight, sense of smell, etc.)
publicly predicting the future developments of a creative work (making it difficult for the creator to use those ideas)
References
| Unicode hex code | 6F70 |
| JIS X 0208 | 1-36-57 |
| Nelson, A. Classic Nelson | 2701 |
| Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary | 3335 |
| Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary | 743 |
| Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary | 919 |
| Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) | 677 |
| Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji | 2319 |
| Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. | 1911 |
| Morohashi Daikanwajiten | 18281 |
| Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) | 1229 |
| Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code | 3a12.14 |
| Four corner code | 3518.6 |