砕
- Kanji
- 砕
- Level
- N1
- Meaning
- Smash, break
- On'yomi
- サイ
- Kun'yomi
- くだ.く, くだ.ける
- Strokes
- 9
- Common compounds
粉砕 (ふんさい) Crushing, pulverization 砕ける (くだける) To be broken, to shatter 打ち砕く (うちくだく) To smash, to crush
- Memory hook
The 'stone' radical (石) combined with 'nine' (九) and 'mouth' (口) or 'again' (再 - phonetic). Imagine a 'stone' being hit 'again' and 'again' until it 'smashes' into 'nine' pieces.