うちくだく

  1. Godan verb with 'ku' ending, transitive verb

    to smash, to break (into pieces), to shatter, to crush

    • 思いがけない事故で彼の成功への夢は打ち砕かれてしまった。
      The accident destroyed all his hopes for success.
  2. Godan verb with 'ku' ending, transitive verb

    to simplify, to make easy to understand
    usu. as 打ち砕いて