崩れる

verb (ichidan)くずれる · kuzureru

1. Englishto collapse; to crumble

   • 本の山は今にも崩れそうに見える。Those books look as if they're going to topple over any minute.

2. Englishto get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to become disorganized; to become untidy

   • そのバス停で人々は整列して待っていたが、バスが止まるとすぐにその列は崩れた。At the bus stop, people waited in orderly lines, but as soon as the bus pulled up, the line broke up.

3. Englishto break down; to be thrown into disarray

4. Englishto crash (stock market); to slump; to decline

5. Englishto break money into small change

   • 千円札くずれますか。Can you break a 1000 yen bill?

6. Englishto turn bad (e.g. weather); to change for the worse; to deteriorate

   • 来週天気がくずれることはないでしょう。I do not believe the weather will change for the worse next week.

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