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.
The vase burst into fragments.
The tiles that fell from the roof broke into pieces.
The windshield of the car was smashed to pieces.
A pick is a long handled tool used for breaking up hard ground surfaces.