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Words — 1 found

つぶ 潰す
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Godan verb with 'su' ending, Transitive verb
1. to smash; to crush; to flatten​
  • かれ彼
  • は
  • わたし私の
  • ぼうし帽子
  • を
  • ぺちゃんこ
  • に
  • つぶした
    • 。
He squashed my hat flat.
Godan verb with 'su' ending, Transitive verb
2. to shut down; to put out of business; to force (a company) to close up shop​
Godan verb with 'su' ending, Transitive verb
3. to wreck; to break; to block; to thwart​
  • かれ彼
  • は
  • へいぜん平然と
  • とりひき取引
  • を
  • つぶしました
    • 。
He sank the deal without batting an eyelash.
Godan verb with 'su' ending, Transitive verb
4. to butcher; to slaughter; to kill (livestock, for food)​
Godan verb with 'su' ending, Transitive verb
5. to kill (time); to while away (the time); to use up (one's time)​
  • かのじょ彼女
  • は
  • みせ店
  • を
  • みてまわ見てまわって
  • いちじかん１時間
  • つぶした
    • 。
She killed an hour looking around the stores.
Godan verb with 'su' ending, Transitive verb
6. to waste (e.g. talents)​
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Kanji — 1 found

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15 strokes. Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high.
潰
crush, smash, break, dissipate
Kun: つぶ.す、 つぶ.れる、 つい.える
On: カイ、 エ
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Sentences — 28 found

  • jreibun/6467/1
      待ち合わせの場所に
    • さんじゅっぷん/さんじっぷん30分
      • ほど早く着いたので、駅周辺を歩いて時間を
    • つぶ潰す
      • ことにした。
    I arrived about 30 minutes early at the meeting place, so I decided to walk around the station area to pass the time. — Jreibun
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