Kanji

What does the kanji 崩 mean?

崩 means collapsing, crumbling; death (of an emperor). On'yomi ホウ. Kun'yomi くず.れる、-くず.れ、くず.す.

Quick facts
On'yomiホウ
Kun'yomiくず.れる、-くず.れ、くず.す
Strokes11
Main radical山
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
On'yomi ホウKun'yomi くず.れる、-くず.れ、くず.す
N1 · estimated, JLPT framework11 strokes

collapsing, crumbling; death (of an emperor)

Memory hook

The mountain (山) face cracking into two slabs (月) and coming down — COLLAPSE, CRUMBLE.

Stroke order · 11 strokes

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Common words

  • 崩すくずすto break down, collapse (something); to break (a large bill)
  • 崩壊ほうかいcollapse, breakdown
  • 雪崩なだれavalanche
  • 崩れるくずれるto collapse, crumble; to fall into disorder, deteriorate

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Data sources and licences

English meanings, On/Kun readings, stroke counts: KANJIDIC2 — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Components: KRADFILE (EDRDG). Stroke order: KanjiVG (Ulrich Apel), licensed CC BY-SA 3.0. Mnemonics written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

N5–N1 levels on this page are estimates based on the JLPT framework, drawn from community benchmarks. GoMe Nihongo is not affiliated with the Japan Foundation or JEES, which administer the JLPT.