Godan verb, transitive verb

  1. to crush (with one's hands).
  2. to kill a proposal, to shelve, to table (remove from consideration), to pigeonhole, to smother.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
 
 
 
握りつぶす にぎりつぶす
 
 
握り潰す にぎりつぶす

Contained Kanji Breakdown

grip, hold, mould sushi
にぎ.る アク (7th, N1)
hand, hand radical (no. 64)
シュ
roof, house, shop
や オク た (3rd, N4)
corpse, remains, flag radical (no. 44)
シ かたしろ (Kentei 1)
climax, arrive, proceed
シ いた.る のぶ (6th, N1)
the fore-arm(厷) variant
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
I, myself, katakana mu radical (no. 28)
シ ボウ ム (Kentei 1)
soil, earth, ground
ド つち は (1st, N5)