挫

Meaning

挫 centers on forceful deformation or suppression: physically crushing, breaking, or spraining something, and metaphorically discouraging or dampening a person's spirit.

• 挫折ざせつ

  setback; failure (e.g. plans, business); frustration; discouragement

• 頓挫とんざ

  setback; deadlock; standstill; impasse; miscarriage

• 捻挫ねんざ
  N1

  sprain; twist; wrench

• 挫けるくじける

  to be disheartened; to lose heart; to be dispirited; to be crushed (emotionally)

• 挫傷ざしょう

  sprain; wrench; bruise; contusion; fracture

• 挫くくじく

  to sprain; to twist

• 脳挫傷のうざしょう

  cerebral contusion

• 挫きくじき

  sprain

• 挫創ざそう

  contusion; bruise

• 挫折感ざせつかん

  feeling of frustration; sense of failure

• 挫滅ざめつ

  crushing (injury)

• 挫滅症候群ざめつしょうこうぐん

  crush syndrome

• 挫骨ざこつ

  spraining of a bone joint

• 鋭を挫くえいをくじく

  to break the brunt

• 頸椎捻挫けいついねんざ

  cervical sprain; whiplash

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