つぶれる

潰 れる

Common word

  1. Ichidan verb, intransitive verb

    to be crushed, to be squashed, to be smashed, to be destroyed, to be broken, to collapse

    • 雪の重さで家がつぶれた。
      The house collapsed under the weight of snow.

  2. Ichidan verb, intransitive verb

    to go bankrupt, to go under, to fail, to collapse

  3. Ichidan verb, intransitive verb

    to be ruined (of a plan), to be cancelled, to collapse (e.g. of a project), to fall through, to blow up

    • 父が亡くなって私の留学計画は完全につぶれた。
      My plan to study abroad went by the board when my father died.

  4. Ichidan verb, intransitive verb

    to be lost (of one's voice, eyesight, sense of smell, etc.), to cease functioning

  5. Ichidan verb, intransitive verb

    to be taken up (of one's time), to be lost, to be wasted

  6. Ichidan verb, intransitive verb

    to be missed (of a chance), to be lost

  7. Ichidan verb, intransitive verb

    to be lost (of face, composure, etc.), to broken down (e.g. of one's courage), to be broken (of one's heart)

  8. Ichidan verb, intransitive verb

    to be worn down (of a pen nib, saw teeth, etc.), to wear away, to become dull

  9. Ichidan verb, intransitive verb

    to get dead drunk