Godan verb, transitive verb

  1. to break (into pieces), to smash, to crush, to shatter, to grind (into powder), to pound.
  2. to shatter (someone's hopes, confidence, etc.), to crush, to frustrate.
  3. to simplify, to make easy to understand.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
砕く くだく
 
摧く くだく

Contained Kanji 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)