# 潰 — Crush

Frequency rank 1431 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

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

More common than 踊 (Dance), less common than 顧 (Review).

- On’yomi: かい
- Kun’yomi: つぶ
- Radical: 水 Water (Kangxi 85)
- Frequency path: Level XI of XX

A tsunami crashes down on a shellfish from above, the massive wave crushing it flat against the ocean floor.

In words:

- 潰す つぶす — to smash,to waste
- 潰れる つぶれる — to be smashed,to go bankrupt

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