Ichidan verb, intransitive verb

  1. to be crushed, to be squashed, to be smashed, to be destroyed, to be broken, to collapse.
  2. to go bankrupt, to go under, to fail, to collapse.
  3. to be ruined (of a plan), to be canceled, to collapse (e.g. of a project), to fall through, to blow up.
  4. to be lost (of one's voice, eyesight, sense of smell, etc.), to cease functioning.
  5. to be taken up (of one's time), to be lost, to be wasted.
  6. to be missed (of a chance), to be lost.
  7. to be lost (of face, composure, etc.), to broken down (e.g. of one's courage), to be broken (of one's heart).
  8. to be worn down (of a pen nib, saw teeth, etc.), to wear away, to become dull.
  9. to get dead drunk.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
 
潰れる つぶれる

Contained Kanji Breakdown

crush, smash, break
つぶ.す つい.える カイ (11th)
water, water radical (no. 85)
さんずい
precious, value, prize
キ ぎ とうと.い (6th, N1)
only used in personal names
in, inside, middle
なか チュウ うち (1st, N5)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
number one, line, rod radical (no. 2)
コン シ ジョ
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
shellfish
かい バイ (1st, N2)
eye, class, look
め モク ボク (1st, N4)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ や はっ (1st, N5)