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Kanji Detail for 挫 - "to sprain, to crush"

挫

  • Meaning

    挫 means "to sprain, to crush." Also associated with to frustrate.

    1. Sprain - To twist a joint.

    2. Crush - To break the spirit; to defeat.

    3. Frustrate - To prevent success; to thwart.

  • Words using 挫

    • 挫折 ざせつ Listen setback; failure (e.g. plans, business); frustration
    • 捻挫 ねんざ Listen sprain; twist; wrench

  • Tattoo check: 挫

    • Verified meaning: to sprain, to crush
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Also carries these associations: to frustrate

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    crush; break; sprain; discourage

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    push down; chop down; grind

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    obstructed; to fail; to oppress; to repress; to lower the tone; to bend back; to dampen

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    to check, to obstruct, to push down

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    To crush; to break. (Mencius) "Thinking of being humiliated by others even a little." | A small defeat is 挫. | A sudden drop in tone is 挫. Such as 抑揚頓挫.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    sa(サ) サ

    za(ザ) ザ

  • Kunyomi

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    kujikeru(くじ-ける) くじ-ける

    kujiku(くじ-く) くじ-く

  • Strokes

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    10 strokes

  • Radical

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    手 扌 (te・tehen)

  • Related Keywords

    to sprain to crush to frustrate to weaken bruise damage defeat injury setback discourage contusion harm hurt pain

Sentences including 挫

  • You shouldn't get discouraged!

  • I slipped and twisted my ankle.

  • I had a cerebral contusion.

  • I twisted my ankle.

  • He fell, twisting his ankle.

  • How did you sprain your ankle?

  • Illness frustrated his plans for the trip.

  • His illness disappointed all his hopes.

  • Our plan failed because of the shortage of funds.

  • I missed a step on the stairs and I'm afraid I sprained my ankle.

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