What is the Kanji for "Collapse" and "Crumble"?

If you are wondering what is the Japanese Kanji for "Collapse" and "Crumble", you've come to the right place!

The Japanese Kanji for "Collapse" and "Crumble" is "崩".

This kanji has 2 readings:

Its kunyomi reading is "Kuzu".

Its onyomi reading is "Hou".

kunyomi readings are based on the pronunciation of native Japanese words, and onyomi readings are based on the Chinese pronunciation of the character.

If you visually breakdown this kanji, you can see is made up of 2 parts:

The kanji "山" means "Mountain" and can be read as "Yama" and "San". And The component "朋" .

Now, let's make sure you understand this kanji the other way around too.

What does the kanji "崩" mean in japanese?

"崩" means "Collapse" and "Crumble".

Japanese School Students learn this kanji in Junior Highschool, while foreigners may learn this kanji in preparation for the JLPT N1 exam.

Here are some words that use this kanji:

崩壊: "Collapse". The Japanese noun '崩壊 (ほうかい)' means 'collapse'. It refers to the complete breakdown or failure of a system, structure, or organization. This word is often used to describe the sudden and catastrophic fall of something, such as the collapse of a building, the collapse of a government, or the collapse of a person's health. For example: The bridge collapsed - (橋が崩壊した). The economy collapsed - (経済が崩壊した).

崩れる: "Collapse". The Japanese verb '崩れる (くずれる)' means 'to collapse'. This verb is used to describe the physical breakdown or destruction of something, such as a building, structure, or even a person's composure. It conveys a sense of something falling apart or losing its structural integrity. For example: The old building collapsed - (古い建物が崩れた). My confidence collapsed - (自信が崩れた).

崩す: "Destroy". The Japanese verb '崩す (くずす)' means 'to destroy'. This verb is used to describe the act of breaking down, dismantling or demolishing something. It can be applied to both physical objects and abstract concepts. For example: The earthquake destroyed the building - (地震が建物を崩した). I destroyed my plans for the day - (私は1日の計画を崩した).

To make really sure you learn this Kanji, I've prepared an interactive lesson for you. You are going to learn the readings and meanings of this kanji.

But first, you need to know a little bit about Hiragana and Katakana.

Hiragana and katakana are japanese syllabaries, this means that each character represents a syllable.

This are the characters you need to know for this lesson:

The hiragana "ほ" is read as "ho". The hiragana "う" is read as "u". The hiragana "く" is read as "ku". And The hiragana "ず" is read as "zu".

Heres a quick tutorial on how to use it. You'll be asked three type of questions: meaning, reading, and writing.

For meanings questions all you have to do is type the english meaning. If there is more than one meaning, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Reading questions you have to type the reading in romaji (roman letters, our normal alphabet) and it'll be automatically converted to hiragana if necessary. If there is more than one reading, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Writing questions some options will appear and all you have to do is select the correct ones.