What does 挫く in Japanese mean?

What is the meaning of the word 挫く in Japanese? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use 挫く in Japanese.

The word 挫く in Japanese means 打ち砕く、挫く、妨げる, ダメにする、頓挫させる、挫く, 挫く、防止する、防ぐ. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word 挫く

打ち砕く、挫く、妨げる

(defeat fulfilment of)

The failure of her business disappointed Sally's hopes of a better life.

ダメにする、頓挫させる、挫く

(ruin sth)

Hallie really gummed this whole project up when she decided to give the boss our plan before we had a chance to revise it.

挫く、防止する、防ぐ

(prevent)

The rival company preempted our takeover bid by selling its stock.

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Japanese is an East Asian language spoken by more than 125 million people in Japan and Japanese diaspora around the world. The Japanese language also stands out for being commonly written in a combination of three typefaces: kanji and two types of kana onomatopoeia including hiragana and katakana. Kanji is used to write Chinese words or Japanese words that use kanji to express meaning. Hiragana is used to record Japanese original words and grammatical elements such as auxiliary verbs, auxiliary verbs, verb endings, adjectives... Katakana is used to transcribe foreign words.