Keyword
crush
Info
FrequencyTop 900-1000
Type
Jōyō 
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KankenLevel 2
Heisig1911
Readings
つぶ
(96%)
つい
(2%)
かい
(1%)
Composed of
water drops
noble
Mnemonic

A noble man is not going to crush your spirit by brute force. He's better than that. He'll just subject you to the Chinese water torture, slowly dripping water drops on your forehead, drop by drop, making you insane.

Used in vocabulary (94 in total)
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
to squash; to crush; to flatten
to smash up; to defeat crushingly
to trample; to crush underfoot
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
to paint over; to paint out; to fill in; to cover completely (with paint)
to fall apart; to collapse; to be completely defeated (in battle); to be wiped out; (arch.) to fall apart (one's body or health)
waste of time; killing time
to smash violently; to crush
sour (expression); (lit.) as if having swallowed a bitter bug
to mash; to grind; to pulverize; to dissipate (a fortune); to run through; to lose
to disrupt; to ruin; to hinder; to thwart
to drink oneself dead drunk; to drink oneself unconscious
timewasting; killing time
sand, ash, etc., thrown in the eyes to blind someone; throwing something at someone's eyes to blind them; poking someone's eyes during a fight to blind them
to waste time; to kill time
to eat oneself out of house and home; to eat up completely
rout; stampede
to pinch and crush; to pinch out
to mash; to grind; to pulverize; to dissipate (a fortune); to run through; to lose
to make somebody lose face; to embarrass someone; to make someone look foolish
good-for-nothing; parasite; deadbeat; loafer; drone; idler
to pinch and crush; to pinch out
one by one; thoroughly; exhaustively; with a fine-tooth comb
to squash; to crush; to flatten
to be choked up; to be crushed (emotionally); to be overcome (with emotion); to be shocked; to be horrified
complete ruin; collapse; losing (something) completely (e.g. face)
destruction; annihilation; devastation; catastrophe
very thorough search (for contraband, escaped convict, etc.); fine-tooth-comb search; exhaustive search; scouring
to drink someone down; to drink someone under the table
to be flabbergasted; to be amazed; to be astounded; to be stunned
to lose face; to be disgraced
corruption (of order, customs, etc.); to fall apart (organization, system, etc.)
to melt down
to mash; to grind; to pulverize; to dissipate (a fortune); to run through; to lose
very thorough search (for contraband, escaped convict, etc.); fine-tooth-comb search; exhaustive search; scouring
to wear out (footwear)
crushing; breaking by applying pressure
burst (e.g. dam, embankment, levee); breach; collapse; washout; rupture
shelving; pigeonholing; putting to one side; strangling; throttling; crushing
sour (expression); (lit.) as if having swallowed a bitter bug
to drive into the ground (e.g. car); to ride to death (e.g. horse)
to drink oneself drunk
destruction; collapse; crumbling
to be valuable as scrap; to be able to do other work; to have marketable skills
blotting out; fill (in graphics)
to run through one's fortune (in idleness)
to scrap; to melt down
publicly predicting the future developments of a creative work (making it difficult for the creator to use those ideas)
popping bubble-wrap (e.g. for fun or as a stress relief technique)
good-for-nothing; parasite; deadbeat; loafer; drone; idler
to drink away one's money; to be a sot; to get wasted; to drink someone under the table
devastating; catastrophic; crushing
complete destruction
to wear out (clothing)
very thorough search (for contraband, escaped convict, etc.); fine-tooth-comb search; exhaustive search; scouring
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
flat nose; flat-nose person
type of woman's hairdo (Edo period)
good-for-nothing; parasite; deadbeat; loafer; drone; idler
good-for-nothing; parasite; deadbeat; loafer; drone; idler
to smash violently; to crush
to cry one's eyes out; to weep oneself blind
to squash; to crush; to flatten
to squash; to crush; to flatten
to mash; to grind; to pulverize; to dissipate (a fortune); to run through; to lose
wasteful expenses
to drink away one's money; to be a sot; to get wasted; to drink someone under the table
publicly predicting the future developments of a creative work (making it difficult for the creator to use those ideas)
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; caving in
slightly crushed sweetened red-bean paste
to cry one's eyes out; to weep oneself blind
half demolished
scrap value
to lose face; to be put out of countenance
venous ulcers; stasis ulcers; varicose ulcers; ulcus cruris
union-busting; union-bashing
crushed umeboshi; crushed pickled plum
Examples (3 in total)
Some read books to kill time.
Let's play some video games to kill time.
An ulcer forms in the stomach.