N2983/1725

崩くずす

godan verbgodan verb (archaic)verb (generic)transitive verb

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くずす

Meanings

to destroy, to demolish, to pull down, to tear down, to level
to disturb, to put into disorder, to throw off balance, to make shaky
to relax (one's pose), to make oneself at ease
to break (a bill), to change, to make change
to write in cursive style, to write in running style
to break into a smile, to let off a smile
to lower (a price)

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Example sentences

一万円いちまんえん札さつを崩くずしてもらえますか？

Could you break a ten-thousand yen bill for me?

彼女かのじょは姿勢しせいを崩くずさず、ずっと立たっていた。

She stood the whole time without relaxing her posture.

体調たいちょうを崩くずしたため、会議かいぎを欠席けっせきしました。

I was absent from the meeting because my health deteriorated.

強風きょうふうが建物たてもののバランスを崩くずす恐おそれがある。

There is a risk that strong winds could throw the building off balance.

長年ながねんの交渉こうしょうにより、ついに相手側あいてがわの強硬きょうこうな態度たいどを崩くずすことができた。

Through years of negotiation, we were finally able to break down the other party's hardline stance.

Related words

潜るもぐる

to dive (into or under water); to get under, to get into, to get in, to creep into, to crawl under, to bury oneself, to burrow into, to dig oneself into, to snuggle under; to hide oneself (esp. from the government), to conceal oneself, to go underground

上下じょうげ

top and bottom, high and low, above and below, upper and lower ends, up and down; going up and down, rising and falling, fluctuating; going and coming back; upper and lower classes, ruler and ruled, the government and the people; first and second volumes; top and bottom, two-piece (outfit)

突くつく

to prick, to stab; to poke, to prod, to push, to thrust, to nudge, to hit, to strike; to use (a cane), to prop oneself up with, to press against (the floor, etc.); to attack; to brave (the rain, etc.)