How do you say "to crumble" in Japanese?

“To crumble” in Japanese

Short answer

崩れる kuzureru くずれる

To crumble in Japanese is “崩れる” (kuzureru). Full meaning: to collapse, to crumble; to get out of shape, to lose one's shape, to become disorganized, to become untidy; to break down, to be thrown into disarray.

Other ways to say “To crumble” in Japanese

砕ける kudakeru to break (into pieces), to be broken, to be smashed; to collapse, to crumble, to decline, to cool (e.g. enthusiasm), to dampen (e.g. one's will to fight); to become less formal, to throw off reserve, to become affable くずれる kuzureru to collapse, to crumble; to get out of shape, to lose one's shape, to become disorganized, to become untidy; to break down, to be thrown into disarray くづれる kuzureru to collapse, to crumble; to get out of shape, to lose one's shape, to become disorganized, to become untidy; to break down, to be thrown into disarray 腐る kusaru to rot, to go bad, to decay, to spoil, to fester, to decompose, to turn sour (e.g. milk); to corrode, to weather, to crumble; to become useless, to blunt, to weaken (from lack of practice) くずれ kuzure to collapse, to crumble; to get out of shape, to lose one's shape, to become disorganized, to become untidy; to break down, to be thrown into disarray 倒れる taoreru to fall (over, down), to collapse, to take a fall, to topple; to be destroyed (in a collapse), to collapse, to cave in, to crumble, to give away; to be confined to bed (with an illness), to come down with, to break down (e.g. from overwork) 碎ける kudakeru to break (into pieces), to be broken, to be smashed; to collapse, to crumble, to decline, to cool (e.g. enthusiasm), to dampen (e.g. one's will to fight); to become less formal, to throw off reserve, to become affable くだける kudakeru to break (into pieces), to be broken, to be smashed; to collapse, to crumble, to decline, to cool (e.g. enthusiasm), to dampen (e.g. one's will to fight); to become less formal, to throw off reserve, to become affable 崩れ kuzure to collapse, to crumble; to get out of shape, to lose one's shape, to become disorganized, to become untidy; to break down, to be thrown into disarray 崩れよ kuzureyo to collapse, to crumble; to get out of shape, to lose one's shape, to become disorganized, to become untidy; to break down, to be thrown into disarray くづれ kuzure to collapse, to crumble; to get out of shape, to lose one's shape, to become disorganized, to become untidy; to break down, to be thrown into disarray

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