砕く

Meaning

1. v5kvt
   to break (into pieces); to smash; to crush; to shatter; to grind (into powder); to pound
2. v5kvt
   to shatter (someone's hopes, confidence, etc.); to crush; to frustrate
3. v5kvt
   to simplify; to make easy to understand

Example sentences

• 彼の希望は無残に砕かれた。

  His hopes were shattered.

• ピックは硬い地表を砕くために用いられる長い取っ手の道具だ。

  A pick is a long handled tool used for breaking up hard ground surfaces.

• 「余力のほんのわずかな剰余で冷却固結した岩塊を揉み砕き、つかみ潰し」寺田寅彦「浅間山麓より」

  "With just a little bit of spare energy, he crushed the cooled and solidified rock mass, grabbing and crushing it" Terada Torahiko, "From the Foot of Mt. Asama"