Kanji

Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high

1869 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 10

Meaning: crush, break, sprain, discourage

Kunyomi: くじ.く くじ.ける

Onyomi:

Composition:

Radical

Radical:

Meaning: hand

Examples

Onyomi Examples

ザセツ setback, failure (e.g. plans, business), frustration, discouragement

ザショウ sprain, wrench, bruise, contusion, fracture

トンザ setback, deadlock, standstill, impasse, miscarriage

Kunyomi Examples

くじく to sprain, to twist, to dampen (enthusiasm), to discourage, to dishearten, to dispirit, to depress, to unnerve, to crush

ける くじける to be disheartened, to lose heart, to be dispirited, to be crushed (emotionally), to be sprained, to be snapped, to be broken