Japanese symbol for “crushing”
破砕
はさい
Romaji: hasai
crushing (into pieces); smashing; cracking; breaking up
In Japanese, crushing is 破砕, read はさい (hasai).
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Meanings
- n, vi, vs crushing (into pieces); smashing; cracking; breaking up
Written forms: 破砕、破摧、破碎. Readings: はさい.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “crushing”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 撃破 | げきは gekiha | defeating; crushing; smashing |
| 粉砕 | ふんさい funsai | reducing to pieces; crushing; smashing |
| 圧壊 | あっかい akkai | crushing; breaking by applying pressure |
| 砕石 | さいせき saiseki | crushing (rock) |
| 大破 | たいは taiha | thrashing (an opponent); crushing; giving a drubbing |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 破壊 | はかい hakai | destruction; disruption |
| 突破 | とっぱ toppa | breaking through; breakthrough; penetration |
| 破産 | はさん hasan | bankruptcy; insolvency |
| 破る | やぶる yaburu | to tear; to rip; to break |
| 破損 | はそん hason | damage; breakage |
| 破片 | はへん hahen | fragment; broken piece; splinter |
| 粉砕 | ふんさい funsai | pulverization; pulverisation |
| 玉砕 | ぎょくさい gyokusai | honorable death; death without surrender; honorable defeat |
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