潰れる【つぶれる】
Frequency rank: 4,199. – 4,201.
- to be crushed; to be smashed; to be broken; to collapse
- to become useless; to cease functioning; to be wasted (e.g. time)
- to go bankrupt; to go out of business; to fail
Ichidan verb; intransitive verb
Forms
- 潰れる【つぶれる】Frequency rank: 4,199. – 4,201.
- つぶれるFrequency rank: 22,387. – 22,527.
Generated definitions (experimental)
- to be crushed; to be smashed; to be broken; to collapse
- to become useless; to cease functioning; to be wasted (e.g. time)
- to go bankrupt; to go out of business; to fail
This meaning refers to the physical or structural damage or failure of an object or entity, often as a result of pressure or force.
This meaning is used to express when something can no longer fulfill its intended purpose or when time or resources are not utilized effectively.
This meaning pertains to a financial context, where an organization or individual is no longer able to sustain operations due to insufficient funds or unsustainable practices.
The company went bankrupt due to the economic crisis.
Generated collocations (experimental)
つぶれる潰れるきぎょう企業a company that goes bankruptうつわ器がつぶれる潰れるa dish breaksつぶれた潰れたまち街a collapsed townじかん時間がつぶれる潰れるtime is wastedつぶれる潰れるぼうるボールa crushed ballつぶれる潰れるすんぜん寸前on the verge of collapsingつぶれた潰れたこえ声a crushed voiceつぶれる潰れるりすくリスクrisk of failureすとれすストレスでつぶれる潰れるto collapse from stressつぶれる潰れるほどわらう笑うto laugh until you collapse
Wiktionary definitions (experimental)
Example sentences
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My plan to study abroad went by the board when my father died.
He used all his strength to crawl out of the wrecked car.
After he got drunk in the beef barbecue restaurant, he vomited all over the place.
The people here are particular about what they eat, so even if a restaurant is inexpensive, it'll soon go out of business if the food doesn't taste good.
Keep your eyes wide open before marriage, half shut afterwards.
13. きごう「きゅうしゅう九州にあった、あのうちゅう宇宙をてえまテーマにしたてえまぱあくテーマパーク、なんていうなまえ名前だったけきごう?きごう」きごう「あっ。すぺえすスペースわあるどワールドねきごう」きごう「あれって、どうなったのきごう?きごう」きごう「すうねんまえ数年前につぶれたよきごう」
"What was the name of that space theme park in Kyushu?" "Oh, you mean Space World." "Yeah, what happened to it?" "It went out of business a few years ago."