崩くずす

godan verb (-su), transitive verb

destroy; demolish; tear down

Physical destruction of structures or objects; implies breaking something down into pieces or rubble.

• 古ふるい家いえを崩くずして新あたらしいマンションを建たてる。

  They tear down the old house and build a new apartment building.

• 子こ供どもが積つみ木きを崩くずした。

  The child knocked down the blocks.

godan verb (-su), transitive verb

disturb; upset; throw off balance

Disrupting a stable state, such as posture, rhythm, concentration, or harmony. Often used with abstract nouns like バランス, 調子, or リズム.

• 相あい手てのリズムを崩くずす作さく戦せん。

  A strategy to disrupt the opponent's rhythm.

• 緊きん張ちょうして姿し勢せいを崩くずしてしまった。

  I got nervous and lost my good posture.

godan verb (-su), transitive verb

relax one's posture; make oneself comfortable

Deliberately relaxing a formal or stiff posture; often used with 姿勢 or 構え. Implies becoming less tense or formal.

• どうぞ足あしを崩くずして楽らくにしてください。

  Please sit comfortably and relax your legs.

• 面めん接せつが終おわって、やっと姿し勢せいを崩くずせた。

  After the interview, I could finally relax my posture.

godan verb (-su), transitive verb

break a bill; make change

Exchanging a large-denomination bill or note for smaller ones. Commonly used with 札 (bill) or specific amounts like 一万円札.

• 一いち万まん円えん札さつを千せん円えん札さつに崩くずしてください。

  Please break this 10,000-yen bill into 1,000-yen bills.

• 自じ販はん機きで使つかうために、お札さつを崩くずした。

  I broke the bill to use it in the vending machine.

godan verb (-su), transitive verb

write in cursive; write in a flowing style

Writing characters in a simplified, cursive, or semi-cursive style rather than standard block print. Often used with 字 or specific character names.

• 彼かれは字じを崩くずして書かく癖くせがある。

  He has a habit of writing characters in a cursive style.

• この書しょ道どう家かはあえて字じを崩くずして表ひょう現げんする。

  This calligrapher deliberately writes in a flowing, broken style.

godan verb (-su), transitive verb

break into a smile; let a smile slip

Used when a serious or composed facial expression relaxes into a smile. Typically appears as 顔を崩す or 表情を崩す.

• 彼かれの冗じょう談だんに、思おもわず顔かおを崩くずして笑わらった。

  At his joke, I couldn't help but break into a smile.

• 厳きびしい先せん生せいが初はじめて表ひょう情じょうを崩くずした。

  The strict teacher let his expression soften for the first time.

godan verb (-su), transitive verb

lower a price; knock down a price

Reducing a price, often through negotiation. Commonly used with 値段 or 価格.

• 中ちゅう古こ車しゃの値ね段だんを崩くずしてもらった。

  I got them to lower the price of the used car.

• あの店みせはなかなか値ね段だんを崩くずさない。

  That shop rarely lowers its prices.