砕ける

verb (ichidan)くだける · kudakeru

1. Englishto break (into pieces); to be broken; to be smashed

   • 花瓶は粉々に砕けた。The vase burst into fragments.

2. Englishto collapse; to crumble; to decline; to cool (e.g. enthusiasm)

3. Englishto become less formal; to throw off reserve; to become affable

4. Englishto become easy to understand (e.g. a story)

5. Englishto be worried

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