Japanese

Verb

潰す ‎(transitive, godan conjugation, hiragana つぶす, romaji tsubusu)

1. to smash, to crush, to break

   玩具 (がんぐ)を潰 (つぶ)す

   gangu o tsubusu

   crush a toy

2. to ruin; to destroy; to demolish; to wreck; to pull down

   荒 (あば)ら屋 (や)を潰 (つぶ)す

   abaraya o tsubusu

   demolish an uninhabited house

   協定 (きょうてい)を潰 (つぶ)す

   kyōtei o tsubusu

   wreck a pact

3. to ruin; drive into bankruptcy

   店 (みせ)を潰 (つぶ)す

   mise o tsubusu

   ruin a store

Synonyms

• (to break): 砕 (くだ)く ‎(kudaku)
• (to destroy): 壊 (こわ)す ‎(kowasu), 砕 (くだ)く ‎(kudaku)

Antonyms

• (to break; to destroy): 作 (つく)る ‎(tsukuru, “establish”), 建 (た)てる ‎(tateru, “build, construct”)
• (drive into bankruptcy): 興 (おこ)す ‎(okosu, “found”)

Conjugation

Related terms

• 潰れる
• 潰える