pulverize

(rock) + (the number 9) + (ten)
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9 strokes
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Onyomi

SAI

Mnemonic

Nine out of ten rocks SIGH when you pulverize them.

Kunyomi

( ) くだ*く I pulverize something. Construction workers smash the sidewalk concrete to dust. The mill turns wheat into flour.

Can also mean 'To foil your plans.'

Unlike the related term 割る(わる)、 砕く tends to take a certain amount of time and repeated smashings.
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( ) くだ*ける it gets pulverized
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Lookalikes

Meaning Hint Radical
sour EACH
drunk TEN
horrendous MOUTH
essence RICE
pulverize ROCK

EACH lemon is sour,

but NINE OF TEN guys get drunk every hour,

and your MOUTH has horrendously bad raps when you you freestyle in the shower.

The essence of my RICE you did mock,

so I pulverize you with a ROCK!!

Synonyms

smash
壊す    壊れる    砕く    破壊    滅ぼす    つぶす 撲滅    破る    割る    割く    裂く