崩す

くずす

to destroy

N2 #9,932

Meanings

  1. godan verb, transitive to destroy; to demolish; to pull down; to tear down; to level
  2. to disturb; to put into disorder; to throw off balance; to make shaky
  3. to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease
  4. oft. 札を崩す, etc. to break (a bill); to change; to make change
  5. oft. as 字を崩す to write in cursive style; to write in running style
  6. as 顔を崩す, etc. to break into a smile; to let off a smile
  7. to lower (a price)

Its kanji

In sentences

酒さけで彼かれは身みを崩くずした。 Drink brought about his downfall. #148454

五ごドル札さつを崩くずせますか。 Can you change a five-dollar bill? #174440

２０ドル札さつをくずせますか。 Can you make change for a 20-dollar bill? #235594

一万円札いちまんえんさつ、崩くずしてくれますか。 Can you break a 10,000 yen bill? #190044

彼かれはバランスを崩くずして倒たおれた。 He lost his balance and fell down. #2420472

１ドルをくずしてくれませんか。 Could you give me change for a dollar? #235831

トムはバランスを崩くずして転ころんだ。 Tom lost his balance and fell down. #2734226

そんなに頑張がんばったら、体調たいちょう崩くずすよ。 If you work that hard, you're going to burn out. #10771187