# 砕 — Smash

Frequency rank 1721 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

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

More common than 轄 (Control), less common than 剰 (Surplus).

- On’yomi: さい
- Kun’yomi: くだ
- Radical: 石 Stone (Kangxi 112)
- Frequency path: Level XIV of XX

A stone on the left is hit by nine on the right — striking a stone nine times until it shatters, smashing it to pieces.

In words:

- 砕く くだく — to break,to smash
- 砕ける くだける — to break,to be broken

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