Godan verb, transitive verb

  1. to mash, to grind, to pulverize, to deface.
  2. to dissipate (a fortune), to run through, to lose.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
 
 
すり潰す すりつぶす
 
 
磨り潰す すりつぶす
 
 
擂り潰す すりつぶす
 
 
 
 
擂りつぶす すりつぶす
 
 
 
 
磨りつぶす すりつぶす
 
擂潰す すりつぶす

Contained Kanji Breakdown

crush, smash, break
つぶ.す つい.える カイ (11th)
water, water radical (no. 85)
さんずい
precious, value, prize
キ ぎ とうと.い (6th, N1)
only used in personal names
in, inside, middle
なか チュウ うち (1st, N5)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
number one, line, rod radical (no. 2)
コン シ ジョ
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
shellfish
かい バイ (1st, N2)
eye, class, look
め モク ボク (1st, N4)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ や はっ (1st, N5)