Japanese symbol for “raze”
突き崩す
つきくずす
Romaji: tsukikuzusu
to knock down; to tear down; to level; to raze
In Japanese, raze is 突き崩す, read つきくずす (tsukikuzusu).
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Meanings
- v5s, vt to knock down; to tear down; to level; to raze
- v5s, vt to crush (e.g. enemy); to throw into confusion
- v5s, vt to refute; to pick apart; to undermine
Written forms: 突き崩す、突崩す. Readings: つきくずす.
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 突然 | とつぜん totsuzen | abrupt; sudden; unexpected |
| 突破 | とっぱ toppa | breaking through; breakthrough; penetration |
| 衝突 | しょうとつ shoutotsu | collision; crash; impact |
| 突入 | とつにゅう totsunyuu | rushing into; breaking into; storming |
| 突如 | とつじょ totsujo | suddenly; all of a sudden; unexpectedly |
| 突き | つき tsuki | thrust; stab; lunge |
| 崩壊 | ほうかい houkai | collapse; crumbling; breaking down |
| 崩れる | くずれる kuzureru | to 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.