9 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 9th grade
JLPT exam level N1
smash, break, crush, familiar, popular
Kun'yomi
く だ く to break く だ け る to break (into pieces) ②to collapse ③to become less formal ④to become easy to understand (e.g. a story)
On'yomi
サイ
Character Breakdown
Common Words
to break (into pieces) ②to collapse ③to become less formal ④to become easy to understand (e.g. a story)
References
| Unicode hex code | 7815 |
| JIS X 0208 | 1-26-53 |
| Nelson, A. Classic Nelson | 3179 |
| Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary | 3990 |
| Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary | 1134 |
| Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary | 1458 |
| Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) | 773 |
| Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) | 1048 |
| Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji | 116 |
| Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. | 121 |
| Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage | 1695 |
| O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji | 1467 |
| Morohashi Daikanwajiten | 24080P |
| Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters | 1287 |
| Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana | 1710 |
| Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) | 1827 |
| Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards | 1568 |
| Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards | 1287 |
| Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context | 1550 |
| Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide | 1400 |
| Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete | 117 |
| Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code | 5a4.6 |
| Four corner code | 1464.1 |
| De Roo Code | 3355 |