砕ける

くだける
to break, to be broken

Reading

Readingくだける
N2 VocabJLPT N2vi.
Kanji

Meanings

  1. to break
  2. to be broken
  1. to break (into pieces)vi.
  2. to be smashed
  3. to collapsevi.
  4. to crumble
  5. to decline
  6. to cool (e.g. enthusiasm)
  7. to dampen (e.g. one's will to fight)
  8. to become less formalvi.
  9. to throw off reserve
  10. to become affable
  11. to become easy to understand (e.g. a story)vi.
  12. to be worriedvi.