Japanese edit

Kanji in this term
くだ
Hyōgaiji
kun’yomi
For pronunciation and definitions of 摧く – see the following entry.
くだ
[verb] to smash, to crush, to fracture, to break
[verb] to grind, to chew
[verb] to dash someone's hopes
(This term, 摧く, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)