Refers to the state or result of something being crushed, collapsed, or ruined, often physically or metaphorically.
地震で家のつぶれがひどかった。
The collapse of the house was severe due to the earthquake.
会社のつぶれで多くの人が職を失った。
Many people lost their jobs due to the company's collapse.
Technical term in printing for a break in a line, letter, or character, such as a line break or a broken glyph.
The old building was badly crushed in the earthquake.
In this font, the breaks in the characters are noticeable.
この印刷は字の潰れが目立つ。
This printing has noticeably broken characters.
倒産 is the specific business term for going bankrupt, while 潰れ is a broader, more colloquial word that covers both physical crushing and a company failing.
崩れ describes something crumbling or falling apart gradually, whereas 潰れ describes something being crushed flat or ruined outright.
潰れ refers to something being crushed or a business going bankrupt, while 崩れ refers to something crumbling or falling apart, so the two overlap in feel but not in cause.
be crushed; be squashed; be smashed; collapse · go bankrupt; go under; fail · fall through; be ruined; be cancelled · be lost; cease functioning · be taken up; be wasted; be lost · be missed; be lost · be lost; break down; be broken · be worn down; wear away; become dull · get dead drunk
half demolished; partially crushed; half collapsed
flat nose; flat-nosed person
Kanji form; usually written in kana.
Kana spelling is the usual written form for this word.
Noun form of the verb 潰れる (つぶれる, 'to be crushed, to collapse'). The kanji 潰 means 'crush' or 'smash'.