Meaning of 挫く in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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挫く
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Kana Readingくじく
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Romajikujiku
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- Godan verb with `ku` ending
- Meaning
- to crush; to break; to sprain
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Example Sentences
挫く, くじく used in context
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観客側から相手チームをわらってやることは、その士気をくじくことになろう。
It would demoralize the opposing team to give it the razz from the spectators' side.
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This quenched my hope.
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「足挫いてて歩けないだろ？」「いえっ、平気です！匍匐前進だったら進めます！」
You've sprained your ankle and can't walk can you? "No, I'm fine! I can move forward at a crawl!"
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I wish people would stop saying things in ways that crush young dreams.
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