破砕・破摧|はさいhasai[0]heiban (flat)
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Which spelling to use
破砕破砕 is the most common written form and the one beginners should use. It is written entirely in kanji.
破摧You will seldom encounter 破摧; it is a less common kanji-only variant of 破砕.
Definitions
- noun, suru verb, transitive verb, intransitive verbcrushing (into pieces); smashing; cracking; breaking up
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 破砕する（はさいする） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 破砕します（はさいします） |
| Negative (nai) | 破砕しない（はさいしない） |
| polite (masen) | 破砕しません（はさいしません） |
| classical zu / nu | 破砕せず・破砕せぬ（はさいせず・はさいせぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 破砕した（はさいした） |
| polite (mashita) | 破砕しました（はさいしました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 破砕しなかった（はさいしなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 破砕しませんでした（はさいしませんでした） |
| Te form | 破砕して（はさいして） |
| Potential | 破砕できる（はさいできる） |
| Passive | 破砕される（はさいされる） |
| Causative | 破砕させる（はさいさせる） |
| Causative passive | 破砕させられる（はさいさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 破砕すれば（はさいすれば） |
| tara | 破砕したら（はさいしたら） |
| Volitional | 破砕しよう（はさいしよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 破砕しましょう（はさいしましょう） |
| Imperative | 破砕しろ（はさいしろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym粉砕ふんさいWrittenWritten/formal like 「破砕」 but stresses grinding down to powder; also figurative for crushing an opponent, as in 「敵を粉砕する」. More thorough than 「破砕」.
- Synonym撃砕げきさいWrittenWritten but rare; stresses striking something hard until it is smashed to pieces.
- Related砕くくだくNeutralThe everyday native verb: breaking a solid block into pieces; also figuratively crushing hopes. Use this in daily speech instead of 「破砕」.
- Related破壊はかいNeutralNeutral; destroying large-scale things such as buildings or systems; does not stress breaking into fragments.
- Related打ち砕くうちくだくNeutralStresses striking with force to break something apart; also figuratively shatters dreams. More forceful than 「砕く」.
- Related叩き割るたたきわるCasualColloquial; stresses striking until something cracks or splits, e.g. smashing glass; focuses on the action.
- Related叩き壊すたたきこわすCasualColloquial; striking to wreck something so it can no longer be used; it need not break into small pieces.
- Antonym結合けつごうWrittenWritten antonym: joining multiple things into one, the opposite of breaking into pieces.
- Antonym融合ゆうごうWrittenWritten antonym: several things merging into one, the opposite of splitting apart.
「破砕」 is written/formal, mostly technical: breaking rocks, stones or building materials into fragments, as in 「破砕機」 or 「結石破砕」. For grinding to powder use 「粉砕」; in everyday speech say 「砕く」. 「叩き割る」 and 「叩き壊す」 are colloquial striking verbs; 「破壊」 covers destroying large structures; 「結合」 and 「融合」 are its written antonyms.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only
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