Vocab Info

N3 Godan verb with 'su' ending, Transitive verb

(つぶ)to smash, to crush, to shut down, to thwart, to block, to kill (time), to waste (e.g. talents)

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Godan verb with 'su' ending, Transitive verb

      1.

      to smash, to crush, to flatten

    2. Godan verb with 'su' ending, Transitive verb

      2.

      to shut down, to put out of business, to force (a company) to close up shop

    3. Godan verb with 'su' ending, Transitive verb

      3.

      to wreck, to break, to block, to thwart

    4. Godan verb with 'su' ending, Transitive verb

      4.

      to butcher, to slaughter, to kill (livestock, for food)

    5. Godan verb with 'su' ending, Transitive verb

      5.

      to kill (time), to while away (the time), to use up (one's time)

    6. Godan verb with 'su' ending, Transitive verb

      6.

      to waste (e.g. talents)

    All Forms

    潰す 【つぶす】

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    Details

    • Pitch Accent

    • Anime Top 1,600

    Examples

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      ニキビを(つぶ)してはいけません。

      You mustn’t smash pimples. (Pop)

      • N3

      ライバルに(わたし)計画(けいかく)(つぶ)されてしまった。

      My plans were thwarted by my rival.

      • N3

      ()(かん)()てる(とき)(りょう)()らすために(つぶ)ようにしている。

      I crush empty cans when disposing of them to reduce their volume.

      • N3

      歌手(かしゅ)として活動(かつどう)をしているのなら、(こえ)(つぶ)ほど(うた)うべきではありません。

      If you're working as a singer, you ought not to strain your voice to the point of wasting it.

      • N3

      (むずか)しい質問(しつもん)をして上司(じょうし)面目(めんぼく)(つぶ)してしまった(こと)に、罪悪(ざいあく)(かん)()いています。

      I feel a sense of guilt for asking a difficult question and inadvertently undermining my boss's dignity.

      • N2
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