- Japanese⇔English Dictionary

common (kanji info)
  1. 1. [v5k, vt] to break (into pieces); to smash; to crush; to shatter; to grind (into powder); to pound
  2. 2. [v5k, vt] to shatter (someone's hopes, confidence, etc.); to crush; to frustrate
  3. 3. [v5k, vt] to simplify; to make easy to understand

Conjugation — Verb (godan-ku)

Dictionary form (kudaku)
Polite (kudakimasu)
Past, plain (kudaita)
Past, polite (kudakimashita)
Negative, plain (kudakanai)
Negative, polite (kudakimasen)
Past negative, plain (kudakanakatta)
Past negative, polite (kudakimasendeshita)
Te-form (kudaite)
Potential (kudakeru)
Volitional (kudakou)
Conditional (―ba) (kudakeba)
Passive (kudakareru)
Causative (kudakaseru)
Imperative (kudake)

Kanji in this word

Example Sentences

A pick is a long handled tool used for breaking up hard ground surfaces.
His hopes were shattered.