Japanese symbol for “simplify”
砕く
くだく
Romaji: kudaku
to break (into pieces); to smash; to crush; to shatter
In Japanese, simplify is 砕く, read くだく (kudaku).
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
- v5k, vt to break (into pieces); to smash; to crush; to shatter; to grind (into powder); to pound
- v5k, vt to shatter (someone's hopes, confidence, etc.); to crush; to frustrate
- v5k, vt to simplify; to make easy to understand
Written forms: 砕く、摧く. Readings: くだく.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “simplify”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 打ち砕く | うちくだく uchikudaku | to simplify; to make easy to understand |
| 噛み砕く | かみくだく kamikudaku | to simplify; to explain plainly |
| 容易にする | よういにする youinisuru | to facilitate; to make easy; to simplify |
| シンプリファイ | シンプリファイ shinpurifai | simplify |
| 約する | やくする yakusuru | to abridge; to simplify; to shorten |
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 |
See also: Chinese symbol for “simplify”.
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