Japanese Kanji

za

crush · break · sprain

Secondary school · 10 strokes

Readings

  • ONza
  • ONsa
  • KUNくじ.くkuji
  • KUNくじ.けるkuji

Meaning

Crush, break, sprain, discourage.

Stroke order for 挫

挫 is part of the secondary school jōyō kanji — the full set of characters used in everyday Japanese. With 10 strokes, this character appears in numerous compound words throughout written Japanese.

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