Keyword
break into pieces
Info
FrequencyTop 1100-1200
Type
Jōyō 
?
Shinjitai ?
KankenLevel Pre-2
Heisig121
Old form
Readings
くだ
(81%)
さい
(18%)
Composed of
stone
ninety
Used in vocabulary (69 in total)
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
to break; to smash
pulverization; pulverisation; smashing; demolishing
Examples (7 in total)
The ice cracked under the weight.
His dreams were shattered.
His hopes were shattered.