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Japanese symbol for “crush”

Romaji: konzatsu
congestion; crush; crowding; jam

In Japanese, crush is , read (konzatsu).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Meanings

  1. n, vi, vs congestion; crush; crowding; jam
  2. n, vi, vs confusion; disorder

Kanji and stroke order

mix, blend, confuse
on: コン
kun: ま.じる、-ま.じり、ま.ざる、ま.ぜる
11 strokes · JLPT 2
miscellaneous
on: ザツ、ゾウ
kun: まじ.える、まじ.る
14 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “crush”

WordReadingMeaning
あっとう attouto overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to crush
おしつぶす oshitsubusuto crush; to squash; to flatten
つぶす tsubusuto smash; to crush; to flatten
めじろおし mejirooshijostling; milling about; crush
くだく kudakuto break (into pieces); to smash; to crush

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
こんらん konrandisorder; chaos; confusion
こんどう kondouconfusion; mixing; merger
こんごう kongoumixing; mixture; meld
こんめい konmeiturmoil; chaos; confusion
こんけつ konketsumixed race; mixed parentage
ざっし zasshimagazine; journal; periodical
ふくざつ fukuzatsucomplex; complicated; intricate
ざつだん zatsudanchatting; idle talk

See also: Chinese symbol for “crush”.

Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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