Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Transitive verbto break (into pieces); to smash; to crush; to shatter; to grind (into powder); to pound · to shatter (someone's hopes, confidence, etc.); to crush; to frustrate · to simplify; to make easy to understand

Nouncrushed stone; macadam · crushing (rock)

Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verbpulverization; pulverisation · reducing to pieces; crushing; smashing; demolishing

Ichidan verb, Intransitive verbto break (into pieces); to be broken; to be smashed · to collapse; to crumble; to decline; to cool (e.g. enthusiasm); to dampen (e.g. one's will to fight) · to become less formal; to throw off reserve; to become affable

Nounpyroclastic flow