砕く

くだく

to break (into pieces)

N2 #9,910

Meanings

  1. godan verb, transitive to break (into pieces); to smash; to crush; to shatter; to grind (into powder); to pound
  2. to shatter (someone's hopes, confidence, etc.); to crush; to frustrate
  3. to simplify; to make easy to understand

Its kanji

In sentences

彼あの希望きぼうは無残むざんに砕くだかれた。 His hopes were shattered. #117820