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握り潰す

にぎりつぶす

Readings

にぎりつぶす

Meanings

  1. 1.
    v5s, vtto crush (with one's hands)
  2. 2.
    v5s, vtto kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration); to pigeonhole; to smother

Kanji breakdown

握
N512 strokesGrade 8
潰
15 strokesGrade 8

Example sentences

彼はその紙を握りつぶして丸めた。

He crushed the sheet of paper up into a ball.

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握り潰すにぎりつぶす

to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)

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