崩す

くずす
kuzusu

to knock down, to demolish

Alsoto break (a note into change), to upset (balance)

What does 崩す mean?

崩す is a Japanese verb meaning “to knock down” or “to demolish” in English. It can also be translated as “to break (a note into change)” or “to upset (balance)” depending on context. It is written as 崩す in kanji, くずす in hiragana, and kuzusu in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N2 vocabulary.

Example sentences

千円札を崩してもらえますか。

Could you break a 1,000-yen note?

古いビルを崩して公園にする。

They're knocking down the old building to make a park.

Conjugation of 崩す

AffirmativeNegative
Plain崩すくずす崩さないくずさない
Plain past崩したくずした崩さなかったくずさなかった
Polite崩しますくずします崩しませんくずしません
Polite past崩しましたくずしました崩しませんでしたくずしませんでした

Other forms

Te-form崩してくずして
Potential崩せるくずせる
Passive崩されるくずされる
Volitional崩そうくずそう
Causative崩させるくずさせる
Conditional崩せばくずせば

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Intransitive partner

崩す (someone does it)·崩れる (it happens by itself)

崩す describes someone doing something to a thing. 崩れる describes it happening by itself. Japanese keeps these apart where English often uses one verb for both.

Words sharing kanji with 崩す

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