Entry
  1. Godan verb with 'su' ending, Transitive verb

    to ruin oneself; to degrade oneself

    usu. as 身を~

    酒で彼は身を持ち崩した。
    Drink brought about his downfall.

Also written 持崩す【もちくずす】

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Characters in this word

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Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

hold, have

Kun
も.つ-も.ちも.てる
On
Strokes
9
Taught
Grade 3
JLPT
N4
Frequency
119 of 2500
Radical
hand
WaniKani
Level 9

Built from

Used in names as

もちもつ

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
1-3-6SKIP code
3c6.8The Kanji Dictionary
5404.1Four corner code
1348deroo
6301Unicode hex code
1-27-93JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1903Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
2151New Nelson (John Haig)
374New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
447Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
275Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
333Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
660Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
712Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
184A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
801Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
50Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
12019Morohashi
294A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
451Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
458Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
231sakade
178Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
310henshall3
328Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
94crowley
142Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.15busy_people
889Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
667Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
chi2Pinyin reading
jiKorean reading
n4JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
9WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

crumble, die, demolish, level

Kun
くず.れる-くず.れくず.す
On
ホウ
Strokes
11
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N1
Frequency
778 of 2500
Radical
mountain
WaniKani
Level 37

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (29)
CodeReference
2-3-8SKIP code
3o8.7The Kanji Dictionary
2222.7Four corner code
1246deroo
5d29Unicode hex code
1-42-88JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1430Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1491New Nelson (John Haig)
2296New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2863Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1478Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1989Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
774Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
836Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1700A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1490Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
8212PMorohashi
1801A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1122Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1174Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1244Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1426Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1663Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
547Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
781Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
beng1Pinyin reading
bungKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
37WaniKani level