Nihongo

Kanji Detail of 砕

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Basic Meaning

The kanji 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.

Readings

・On-yomi (音読み): サイ (sai) ・Kun-yomi (訓読み): くだ(く) (kuda(ku))

Usage Examples

⚫︎ Translation: pulverization; crushing to powder. ⚫︎ 氷がける Translation: The ice breaks. ⚫︎ 敵を Translation: To defeat the enemy; to crush the enemy.

Origin and Formation

The kanji is a phono-semantic compound (形声文字, けいせいもじ). The semantic component is (いし, "stone") which provides the meaning element of something hard and the radical, and the phonetic component is (そつ, sotsu) which provides the sound element. The original meaning of was related to breaking rocks or stones. Over time, the meaning extended to include breaking or smashing anything into pieces.

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