Kanji Detail of 砕
砕
| Level: | N1 Mid |
| Strokes: | 9 |
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The kanji 砕砕 primarily conveys the idea of "to crush," "to break," or "to smash" something into smaller pieces. It implies a forceful action that results in the disintegration or fragmentation of an object or material. The core meaning focuses on the destruction of something's integrity through force or impact.
・On-yomi (音読み): サイ (sai) ・Kun-yomi (訓読み): くだ(く) (kuda(ku))
⚫︎ 粉砕 Translation: pulverization; crushing to powder. ⚫︎ 氷が砕ける Translation: The ice breaks. ⚫︎ 敵を砕く Translation: To defeat the enemy; to crush the enemy.
The kanji 砕砕 is a phono-semantic compound (形声文字, けいせいもじ). The semantic component is 石 (いし, "stone") which provides the meaning element of something hard and the radical, and the phonetic component is 卒 (そつ, sotsu) which provides the sound element. The original meaning of 砕 was related to breaking rocks or stones. Over time, the meaning extended to include breaking or smashing anything into pieces.