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Kotomora

崩

crumble, die, demolish, level

JLPTN1StatusJōyō · secondary schoolFrequencyTop 1,000Strokes11

Readings

On'yomi

  • ホウ

Kun'yomi

  • くず.れる
  • -くず.れ
  • くず.す

Meaning

崩 centers on structural failure and collapse: something crumbles, breaks down, or is demolished. The sense of dying is a metaphorical extension of a person's body or health giving way.

Most common words using 崩

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  • 崩壊ほうかい
    N1

    collapse; crumbling; breaking down; caving in

  • 崩すくずす
    N3

    to destroy; to demolish; to pull down; to tear down; to level

  • 崩れくずれ
    N2

    crumbling; collapse; ruin

  • 崩れるくずれる
    N3

    to collapse; to crumble

  • 土砂崩れどしゃくずれ
    N2

    landslide

  • 雪崩なだれ
    N1

    avalanche; snowslide

  • 崩落ほうらく

    collapse; break; cave-in; crash

  • 崩れ落ちるくずれおちる

    to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in

  • 崩御ほうぎょ

    death (of an emperor); demise

  • なし崩しなしくずし

    paying back in installments (instalments); amortization plan (amortisation)

  • 総崩れそうくずれ

    rout; collapse

  • 泣き崩れるなきくずれる

    to break down crying

  • 値崩れねくずれ

    price collapse

  • 切り崩すきりくずす

    to level (earth); to cut through (a mountain)

  • 山崩れやまくずれ

    landslide

  • 取り崩すとりくずす

    to demolish; to tear down; to pull down

  • 崩れ去るくずれさる

    to crumble away; to collapse

  • 突き崩すつきくずす

    to knock down; to tear down; to level; to raze

  • 崖崩れがけくずれ
    N2

    landslide; landslip

  • α崩壊アルファほうかい

    alpha decay

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Study

Etymology

崩 combines 山 (mountain) and 朋, which likely contributes the sound. The idea is of a mountain collapsing or crumbling.

Meaning mnemonic

A mountain 山 with two moons 朋 underneath: imagine the weight of twin moons pressing down until the mountain crumbles and collapses.

Reading mnemonic

For ホウ, picture a crumbling mountain letting out a loud howl: howl -> ホウ, as the mountain breaks apart.