崩くずれる

ichidan verb, intransitive verb

collapse; crumble; fall apart

Physical intransitive use: a structure, pile, wall, slope, or similar thing loses support and falls apart. Do not use it transitively for making something collapse; that is 崩す.

• 地じ震しんで古ふるい塀へいが崩くずれた。

  The old wall collapsed in the earthquake.

• 波なみが来きて、砂すなの城しろが崩くずれた。

  A wave came, and the sandcastle crumbled.

ichidan verb, intransitive verb

lose its shape; get out of shape; become untidy

Used when a form, arrangement, hairstyle, posture, lettering, or layout becomes messy or no longer holds its intended shape.

• 雨あめで髪かみ型がたが崩くずれてしまった。

  My hairstyle got messed up in the rain.

• 長ながく座すわっていると姿し勢せいが崩くずれる。

  When you sit for a long time, your posture gets out of shape.

ichidan verb, intransitive verb

break down; fall into disarray; fall apart

Abstract intransitive use for plans, systems, teamwork, balance, or order that stops holding together. Often suggests that the previous structure or coordination can no longer be maintained.

• 台たい風ふうで旅りょ行こうの計けい画かくが崩くずれた。

  The travel plan fell apart because of the typhoon.

• 後こう半はんになるとチームの守しゅ備びが崩くずれた。

  In the second half, the team's defense broke down.

ichidan verb, intransitive verb

slump; decline sharply; crash

Financial or market use, especially with 株価, 相場, or prices. It suggests a noticeable drop rather than a small routine fluctuation.

• 午ご後ごの取とり引ひきで株かぶ価かが大おおきく崩くずれた。

  Stock prices fell sharply in afternoon trading.

• 悪わるいニュースを受うけて相そう場ばが崩くずれた。

  The market slumped after the bad news.

ichidan verb, intransitive verb

be changed into small money; be broken into change

Limited use with money, especially large bills. The subject is the bill or amount that becomes smaller change; the more common transitive way to ask is often 崩す or 崩せる.

• この一いち万まん円えん札さつ、崩くずれますか。

  Can this 10,000-yen bill be changed into smaller bills?

ichidan verb, intransitive verb

turn bad; change for the worse; deteriorate

Used for weather or conditions that had been stable or good but start to worsen. 天気が崩れる is a very common collocation.

• 午ご後ごから天てん気きが崩くずれるらしい。

  It sounds like the weather will turn bad from the afternoon.

• 週しゅう末まつにかけて天てん候こうが崩くずれる見み込こみです。

  The weather is expected to deteriorate toward the weekend.