# 崩 — Crumble

Frequency rank 1044 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Rarer in this ranking, but still part of the 2,608-character published set.

More common than 躍 (Leap), less common than 湯 (Hot Water).

- On’yomi: ほう
- Kun’yomi: くず
- Radical: 山 Mountain (Kangxi 46)
- Frequency path: Level VIII of XX

A mountain on top with two moons at the bottom — the mountain crumbles apart, splitting into moon-shaped rubble tumbling down.

In words:

- 崩す くずす — to destroy,to pull down,to make change (money)
- 崩れる くずれる — to collapse,to crumble
- 崩壊 ほうかい — collapse;decay (physics);crumbling;breaking down;caving in

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