Vocabulary

What does 崩す (くずす, kuzusu) mean?

崩す (くずす, kuzusu) means to break down, to collapse (something); to break (money into smaller units).

Quick facts
Readingくずす
Romajikuzusu
Part of speechgodan verb, transitive
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N2
くずす
N2 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonkuzusu

to break down, to collapse (something); to break (money into smaller units)

  1. 1godan verb · transitive to destroy; to demolish; to pull down
  2. 2godan verb · transitive to disturb; to put into disorder; to throw off balance
  3. 3godan verb · transitive to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease
  4. 4godan verb · transitive to break (a bill); to change; to make change
  5. 5godan verb · transitive to write in cursive style; to write in running style

Example sentences

  • The child knocked down the building blocks.

  • Could you break this 1,000 yen bill for me?

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

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