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Japanese symbol for “raze”

Romaji: tsukikuzusu
to knock down; to tear down; to level; to raze

In Japanese, raze is , read (tsukikuzusu).

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. v5s, vt to knock down; to tear down; to level; to raze
  2. v5s, vt to crush (e.g. enemy); to throw into confusion
  3. v5s, vt to refute; to pick apart; to undermine

Written forms: . Readings: .

Kanji and stroke order

stab, protruding, thrust
on: トツ、カ
kun: つ.く
8 strokes · JLPT 2
crumble, die, demolish
on: ホウ
kun: くず.れる、-くず.れ、くず.す
11 strokes · JLPT 1

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
とつぜん totsuzenabrupt; sudden; unexpected
とっぱ toppabreaking through; breakthrough; penetration
しょうとつ shoutotsucollision; crash; impact
とつにゅう totsunyuurushing into; breaking into; storming
とつじょ totsujosuddenly; all of a sudden; unexpectedly
つき tsukithrust; stab; lunge
ほうかい houkaicollapse; crumbling; breaking down
くずれる kuzureruto collapse; to crumble

See also: Chinese symbol for “raze”.

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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