Word

潰れる

つぶれる
CommonJLPT N2

Meanings

  1. Ichidan verb · Intransitive

    to be crushed; to be squashed; to be smashed; to be destroyed; to be broken; to collapse

  2. Ichidan verb · Intransitive

    to go bankrupt; to go under; to fail; to collapse

  3. Ichidan verb · Intransitive

    to be ruined (of a plan); to be cancelled; to collapse (e.g. of a project); to fall through; to blow up

  4. Ichidan verb · Intransitive

    to be lost (of one's voice, eyesight, sense of smell, etc.); to cease functioning

  5. Ichidan verb · Intransitive

    to be taken up (of one's time); to be lost; to be wasted

  6. Ichidan verb · Intransitive

    to be missed (of a chance); to be lost

  7. Ichidan verb · Intransitive

    to be lost (of face, composure, etc.); to broken down (e.g. of one's courage); to be broken (of one's heart)

  8. Ichidan verb · Intransitive

    to be worn down (of a pen nib, saw teeth, etc.); to wear away; to become dull

  9. Ichidan verb · Intransitive

    to get dead drunk

In Spanish

  1. quedarse en quiebra; bancarrota

Kanji in this word

Example sentences

  • 父が亡くなって私の留学計画は完全につぶれた。

    My plan to study abroad went by the board when my father died.

    Mi plan de estudiar en el extranjero se fue por la borda al morir mi padre.

    Tatoeba #84843(opens in a new tab)
  • 雪ゆきの重おもさで家いえがつぶれた。

    The house collapsed under the weight of snow.

    Tatoeba #141986(opens in a new tab)

Dictionary data: JMdict and KANJIDIC2, property of the EDRDG, used under its licence (CC BY-SA 4.0).(opens in a new tab)

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