Vocabulary

What does 崩れる (くずれる, kuzureru) mean?

崩れる (くずれる, kuzureru) means to collapse, to crumble; to become disordered, to deteriorate.

Quick facts
Readingくずれる
Romajikuzureru
Part of speechichidan verb, intransitive
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N2
くずれる
N2 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonkuzureru

to collapse, to crumble; to become disordered, to deteriorate

  1. 1ichidan verb · intransitive to collapse; to crumble
  2. 2ichidan verb · intransitive to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to become disorganized
  3. 3ichidan verb · intransitive to break down; to be thrown into disarray
  4. 4ichidan verb · intransitive to crash (stock market); to slump; to decline
  5. 5ichidan verb · intransitive to break money into small change

Example sentences

  • Heavy rain caused the cliff to collapse.

  • I heard the weather is going to turn bad this afternoon.

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