Vocabulary
What does 潰れる (つぶれる, tsubureru) mean?
潰れる (つぶれる, tsubureru) means to be crushed; to go bankrupt, to collapse.
| Reading | つぶれる |
|---|---|
| Romaji | tsubureru |
| Part of speech | ichidan verb, intransitive |
| Level (estimated, JLPT framework) | N2 |
潰れるつぶれる
N2 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommontsubureru
to be crushed; to go bankrupt, to collapse
- 1ichidan verb · intransitive to be crushed; to be squashed; to be smashed
- 2ichidan verb · intransitive to go bankrupt; to go under; to fail
- 3ichidan verb · intransitive to be ruined (of a plan); to be cancelled; to collapse (e.g. of a project)
- 4ichidan verb · intransitive to be lost (of one's voice, eyesight, sense of smell, etc.); to cease functioning
- 5ichidan verb · intransitive to be taken up (of one's time); to be lost; to be wasted
Example sentences
箱が重さで潰れた。
The box got crushed by the weight.
あの会社は不景気で潰れた。
That company went under due to the recession.