Japanese symbol for “shattering”
砕け
くだけ
Romaji: kudake
breaking (into pieces); shattering
In Japanese, shattering is 砕け, read くだけ (kudake).
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
- n breaking (into pieces); shattering
- n something that has been broken into pieces
- n conclusion; course of events; situation
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 粉砕 | ふんさい funsai | pulverization; pulverisation |
| 玉砕 | ぎょくさい gyokusai | honorable death; death without surrender; honorable defeat |
| 火砕流 | かさいりゅう kasairyuu | pyroclastic flow |
| 砕石 | さいせき saiseki | crushed stone; macadam |
| 破砕 | はさい hasai | crushing (into pieces); smashing; cracking |
| 砕く | くだく kudaku | to break (into pieces); to smash; to crush |
See also: Chinese symbol for “shattering”.
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.