# 砕 pulverize

石 (rock) + 九 (the number 9) + 十 (ten)
★★☆☆☆
9 strokes
SOLO

## Onyomi

SAI |

## Mnemonic

| Nine out of ten rocks SIGH when you pulverize them.

## Kunyomi

( を ) くだ＊く | I pulverize something. Construction workers smash the sidewalk concrete to dust. The mill turns wheat into flour. Can also mean 'To foil your plans.' Unlike the related term 割る(わる)、 砕く tends to take a certain amount of time and repeated smashings. ★☆☆☆☆
( が ) くだ＊ける | it gets pulverized ★☆☆☆☆

## Lookalikes

| Meaning | Hint | Radical
--- | --- | --- | ---
酸 | sour | EACH | 各
酔 | drunk | TEN | 十
酷 | horrendous | MOUTH | 口
粋 | essence | RICE | 米
砕 | pulverize | ROCK | 石

EACH lemon is sour,

but NINE OF TEN guys get drunk every hour,

and your MOUTH has horrendously bad raps when you you freestyle in the shower.

The essence of my RICE you did mock,

so I pulverize you with a ROCK!!

## Synonyms

smash 壊す 壊れる 砕く 破壊 滅ぼす つぶす 撲滅 破る 割る 割く 裂く