挫 — kanji meaning “crush”
挫
crush, break, sprain, discourage
- Meanings
- crush, break, sprain, discourage
- On'yomi
- ザ (za)、サ (sa)
- Kun'yomi
- くじ.く、くじ.ける
- Strokes
- 10
- School grade
- 8
- Newspaper frequency
- #1869 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 64
- Chinese reading
- cuò — Chinese character page
Words with 挫
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 挫折 | ざせつ zasetsu | setback; failure (e.g. plans, business); frustration |
| 捻挫 | ねんざ nenza | sprain; twist; wrench |
| 挫傷 | ざしょう zashou | sprain; wrench; bruise |
| 頓挫 | とんざ tonza | setback; deadlock; standstill |
| 挫ける | くじける kujikeru | to be disheartened; to lose heart; to be dispirited |
| 脳挫傷 | のうざしょう nouzashou | cerebral contusion |
| 挫滅 | ざめつ zametsu | crushing (injury) |
| 挫創 | ざそう zasou | contusion; bruise |
| 挫く | くじく kujiku | to sprain; to twist |
| 鋭を挫く | えいをくじく eiokujiku | to break the brunt |
| 挫折感 | ざせつかん zasetsukan | feeling of frustration; sense of failure |
| 挫き | くじき kujiki | sprain |
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