Japanese symbol for “undermine”
掘り崩す
ほりくずす
Romaji: horikuzusu
to undermine; to sap; to dig away
In Japanese, undermine is 掘り崩す, read ほりくずす (horikuzusu).
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
- v5s, vt to undermine; to sap; to dig away
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “undermine”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 蝕む | むしばむ mushibamu | to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin |
| 突き崩す | つきくずす tsukikuzusu | to refute; to pick apart; to undermine |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 発掘 | はっくつ hakkutsu | excavation; exhumation; digging up |
| 掘る | ほる horu | to dig; to excavate; to hollow |
| 採掘 | さいくつ saikutsu | mining; digging; working (a mine) |
| 掘削 | くっさく kussaku | digging out; excavation |
| 盗掘 | とうくつ toukutsu | illegal digging; illegal mining; grave robbing |
| 試掘 | しくつ shikutsu | prospecting; trial digging |
| 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 “undermine”.
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.