Japanese dictionary

Dictionary: “潰す”

潰す

つぶす

to smash; to crush; to flatten

Example sentence

He squashed my hat flat.

Kanji details

潰

・crush

・smash

・break

・dissipate

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5 related words

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

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to wreck;to break;to block;to thwart

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

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

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to waste (e.g. talents)