Japanese edit

For pronunciation and definitions of くだく – see the following entry.
砕く
[verb] to smash, to crush, to fracture, to break
[verb] to grind, to chew
[verb] to dash someone's hopes
Alternative spelling
摧く
(This term, くだく, is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)
For a list of all kanji read as くだく, see Category:Japanese kanji read as くだく.)