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砕く くだく N2

  1. to break (into pieces); to crush; to grind (into powder); to pound; to shatter; to smash
  2. to crush; to frustrate; to shatter (someone's hopes, confidence, etc.)
  3. to make easy to understand; to simplify

噛み砕く かみくだく

  1. to crunch; to masticate
  2. to explain plainly; to simplify

打ち砕く うちくだく

  1. to break (into pieces); to crush; to shatter; to smash
  2. to make easy to understand; to simplify

磨り砕く すりくだく

  1. to grind into powder; to rub to pieces

粉々に砕く こなごなにくだく

  1. to smash to pieces

心を砕く こころをくだく

  1. to make every effort; to rack one's brains; to take great pains
  2. to be concerned; to worry

突き砕く つきくだく

  1. to crush; to grind down; to grind up; to mash; to pound; to stamp (ore)
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