Ichidan verb, intransitive verb

  1. to be crushed, to be smashed, to be broken, to collapse.
  2. to become useless, to cease functioning, to be wasted (e.g. time).
  3. to go bankrupt, to go out of business, to fail.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
 
潰れる つぶれる

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)