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What is the Kanji for "Defile"?

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

The Japanese Kanji for "Defile" is "潰".

This kanji has 4 readings:

Its kunyomi readings are "Tsui" and "Tsubu".

Its onyomi readings are "Kai" and "E".

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 radical "氵" means "Water" . And The kanji "貴" means "Precious" and can be read as "Ki", "Tatto" and "Touto".

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

What does the kanji "潰" mean in japanese?

"潰" means "Defile" .

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

Here are some words that use this kanji:

潰す: "Ruin" or "Crush". The Japanese verb '潰す (つぶす)' has two primary meanings. The first is 'to crush,' which refers to physically destroying something by applying pressure, such as crushing a can or squashing an insect. For example: I crushed the can「缶を潰した」(かんをつぶした). The second meaning is 'to ruin,' which refers to causing something to fail or be destroyed, often in a metaphorical sense, such as ruining plans or wasting time. For example: He ruined the plan「彼は計画を潰した」(かれはけいかくをつぶした). The verb can also imply wasting resources or opportunities, as in 'to squander.' The nuance depends on the context, so it's important to pay attention to the object being acted upon.
潰れる: "Collapse" or "Be ruined". The Japanese verb '潰れる (つぶれる)' has two primary meanings. The first is 'collapse', which refers to something physically breaking down or losing its shape, such as a building or an object. For example: the box collapsed under the weight「箱が重みで潰れた」(はこがおもみでつぶれた). The second meaning is 'be ruined', which refers to plans, businesses, or opportunities being destroyed or failing. For example: the business was ruined due to poor management「経営が悪くて会社が潰れた」(けいえいがわるくてかいしゃがつぶれた). This verb is often used in contexts where something is destroyed or rendered useless, either physically or metaphorically.

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 "か" is read as "ka". The hiragana "い" is read as "i". The hiragana "え" is read as "e". The hiragana "つ" is read as "tsu". And The hiragana "ぶ" is read as "bu".

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