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Kanji Detail for 崩 - "to collapse, to crumble, death of emperor"

崩

  • Meaning

    崩 means "to collapse, to crumble, death of emperor."

    1. Collapse - To fall apart; to crumble.

    2. Crumble - To break into small pieces.

    3. Death of emperor - The passing of a sovereign.

  • Words using 崩

    • 崩れる くずれる Listen to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape
    • 崩れ くずれ Listen crumbling; collapse; ruin
    • 雪崩 なだれ Listen avalanche; snowslide; avalanche
    • 崩落 ほうらく Listen collapse; break; cave-in
    • 崩す くずす Listen to destroy; to demolish; to pull down

  • Four-character idioms with 崩

    • 土崩瓦解 どほうがかい Listen complete collapse; (something) going to pieces (breaking up beyond repair)

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    • Verified meaning: to collapse, to crumble, death of emperor
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read くずれ, なだれ)

    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.

  • Name readings of 崩

    Given names 崩(なだれ)Listen

    Surnames 崩(くずれ)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    crumble; die; demolish; level

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    rupture, split apart, collapse

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    to collapse; to fall into ruins; death of king or emperor; demise

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    to rupture, to split apart; to collapse; death, demise

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

    A mountain collapsing. Also, falling from above is called 崩. | The destruction of things is also called 崩. Such as 禮壞樂崩. | When the emperor dies, it's called 崩.

  • Onyomi

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    hoh(ホウ) ホウ

  • Kunyomi

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    kuzu.re(くずれ) くずれ

    kuzureru(くず-れる) くず-れる

    kuzusu(くず-す) くず-す

  • Strokes

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    11 strokes

  • Radical

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    山 (yama・yamahen・yamakammuri)

  • Related Keywords

    to collapse to crumble death of emperor break fall apart decay decline deteriorate disintegrate ruin demise imperial

Sentences including 崩

  • Drink brought about his downfall.

  • The floor gave way.

  • The old bridge is in danger of collapse.

  • She broke down when she heard about the accident.

  • The building fell down suddenly.

  • She broke down when she heard the news.

  • The wall gave way in the earthquake.

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