打ち砕く

• 読み: うちくだく
• ローマ字: uchikudaku
• 漢字の分解: 打 (da/u) — strike, hit; 砕 (sai/kuda) — crush, shatter, grind
• 発音: /ɯ.tɕi.kɯ.da.kɯ/

意味

To smash; to shatter; to crush completely. Used both literally for breaking objects and figuratively for destroying hopes, barriers, or opposition.

A Group 1 (godan) compound verb combining 打つ (utsu, to strike) and 砕く (kudaku, to break into pieces). The compound intensifies the destructive force: not merely striking but obliterating. Figuratively it is used for shattering prejudice, dashing dreams, or overcoming obstacles through decisive action. The figurative use is more common than the literal in contemporary written Japanese.

例文

1. 長年の努力が実を結び、彼はあらゆる偏見を打ち砕いた。
2. 突然の解雇通告が彼女の夢を無残に打ち砕いた。
3. 証拠を提示することで相手の主張を打ち砕くことができた。

使い方ガイド

場面: achievement, conflict, debate, literature

トーン: forceful

起源と歴史

Compound of 打つ (utsu, to strike, from Old Japanese) and 砕く (kudaku, to crush/shatter). The 打ち prefix amplifies 砕く with the force of a blow, suggesting deliberate, powerful destruction rather than gradual disintegration.

文化的背景

時代: Modern

世代: Adults

社会的背景: Universal