砕く
kudaku
to break (into pieces), to smash, to crush, to shatter, to grind (into powder), to pound
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  1. kudaku to break (into pieces), to smash, to crush, to shatter, to grind (into powder), to pound; to shatter (someone's hopes, confidence, etc.), to crush, to frustrate; to simplify, to make easy to understand
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Kanji Breakdown
Smash, Break, Crush, Familiar, Popular
On: さい Kun: くだ.く,くだ.ける
9 strokes N1
How to Use This Word
U-verb (五段動詞)
Pattern
砕く (dict) → polite: -ます form → て-form → た-form

💡 Conjugate the final kana to the い-row before adding ます.

Example
よく砕くことがあります。
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