Kuzureru

JLPT N2

崩れる (Kuzureru) is a Japanese ichidan verb meaning “to collapse, to crumble, to get out of shape, to lose one's shape”.

Meanings

  1. ichidan verb, intransitive verbto collapse; to crumble
  2. ichidan verb, intransitive verbto get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to become disorganized; to become untidy
  3. ichidan verb, intransitive verbto break down; to be thrown into disarray
  4. ichidan verb, intransitive verbto crash (stock market); to slump; to decline
  5. ichidan verb, intransitive verbto break money into small change
  6. ichidan verb, intransitive verbto turn bad (e.g. weather); to change for the worse; to deteriorate

Examples

  • Their defense came apart.

  • The wall gave way in the earthquake.

  • Can you break a 1000 yen bill?

Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).

Kanji in 崩れる

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