9 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 9th grade
JLPT exam level N1

smash, break, crush, familiar, popular

Kun'yomi
  • to break (into pieces) ②to shatter (someone's hopes, confidence, etc.) ③to simplify
  • to break (into pieces) ②to collapse ③to become less formal ④to become easy to understand (e.g. a story)
On'yomi
  • サイ

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

くだくだける 80.6%
サイ 19.4%

Character Breakdown

smash, break, crush
くだ.く サイ (9th, N1)
stone
いし セキ シャク (1st, N3)
left hand, cliff(厂) variant
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
soldier, private, die
ソツ シュツ そっ.する (Kentei 1)
nine
キュウ ク ここの (1st, N5)
ten
ジュウ ジッ ジュッ (1st, N5)

Common Words

to break (into pieces) ②to collapse ③to become less formal ④to become easy to understand (e.g. a story)
to break (into pieces) ②to shatter (someone's hopes, confidence, etc.) ③to simplify
to smash ②to simplify
pulverization ②reducing to pieces
honorable death ②trying but being utterly beaten
to crunch ②to simplify
collapsing in the middle of a bout ②breaking down (while in the middle of something)
breaking (into pieces) ②something that has been broken into pieces ③conclusion
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References

Unicode hex code 7815
JIS X 0208 1-26-53
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 3179
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 3990
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1134
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 1458
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 773
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 1048
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Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 1695
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 1467
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 24080P
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 1287
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 1710
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 1827
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 1568
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 1287
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 1550
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 1400
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 117
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 5a4.6
Four corner code 1464.1
De Roo Code 3355