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[にぎ(握)·り·つ·ぶ·す]
nigiritsubusu
godan verb, transitive verb

Alternate Written Forms:

[にぎ(握)·り·つぶ(潰)·す]
nigiritsubusu
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English Meaning(s) for 握りつぶす

godan verb, transitive verb
  1. to crush (with one's hands)
  2. to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration); to pigeonhole; to smother
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Definition and Synonyms for 握りつぶす

Break Down make ineffective
Synonyms: 圧砕, 壊す, 打ち砕く, 打破, 握りつぶす, 撃破, 潰す
Squelch to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition
Synonyms: 取り拉ぐ, 押しつぶす, 拉ぐ, 握りつぶす, もみ消す, ぶっ潰す, 潰す
Cranch press or grind with a crushing noise
Synonyms: かじる, グラインド, 噛みしだく, 圧砕, 打ち砕く, 挽く, 握りつぶす, すり潰す, 潰す, かみ砕く, 粉砕

Meanings for each kanji in 握りつぶす

» grip; hold; mould sushi; bribe

Categories 握りつぶす is a member of

Modify cause to change
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Press exert pressure or force to or upon
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Conjugations for 握りつぶす

masu stem
[にぎ(握)·り·つ·ぶ·し]
nigiritsubushi
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Negative stem
[にぎ(握)·り·つ·ぶ·さ]
nigiritsubusa
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te-form
[にぎ(握)·り·つ·ぶ·し·て]
nigiritsubushite
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Negative te-form
[にぎ(握)·り·つ·ぶ·さ·な·く·て]
nigiritsubusanakute
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Adverbial Negative Form
[にぎ(握)·り·つ·ぶ·さ·な·く]
nigiritsubusanaku
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Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
[にぎ(握)·り·つ·ぶ·す]
nigiritsubusu
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Present Indicative Negative Form
[にぎ(握)·り·つ·ぶ·さ·な·い]
nigiritsubusanai
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Past Indicative Form
[にぎ(握)·り·つ·ぶ·し·た]
nigiritsubushita
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Past Indicative Negative Form
[にぎ(握)·り·つ·ぶ·さ·な·か·っ·た]
nigiritsubusanakatta
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Presumptive Form
[にぎ(握)·り·つ·ぶ·そ·う]
nigiritsubusou
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Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
[にぎ(握)·り·つ·ぶ·し·ま·す]
nigiritsubushimasu
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Present Indicative Negative Form
[にぎ(握)·り·つ·ぶ·し·ま·せ·ん]
nigiritsubushimasen
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Past Indicative Form
[にぎ(握)·り·つ·ぶ·し·ま·し·た]
nigiritsubushimashita
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Past Indicative Negative Form
[にぎ(握)·り·つ·ぶ·し·ま·せ·ん·で·し·た]
nigiritsubushimasendeshita
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Presumptive Form
[にぎ(握)·り·つ·ぶ·し·ま·し·ょ·う]
nigiritsubushimashou
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Tai Form
Present Indicative Form
[にぎ(握)·り·つ·ぶ·し·た·い]
nigiritsubushitai
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Present Indicative Negative Form
[にぎ(握)·り·つ·ぶ·し·た·く·な·い]
nigiritsubushitakunai
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Past Indicative Form
[にぎ(握)·り·つ·ぶ·し·た·か·っ·た]
nigiritsubushitakatta
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Past Indicative Negative Form
[にぎ(握)·り·つ·ぶ·し·た·く·な·か·っ·た]
nigiritsubushitakunakatta
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Adjective stem
[にぎ(握)·り·つ·ぶ·し·た]
nigiritsubushita
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te-form
[にぎ(握)·り·つ·ぶ·し·た·く·て]
nigiritsubushitakute
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Negative te-form
[にぎ(握)·り·つ·ぶ·し·た·く·な·く·て]
nigiritsubushitakunakute
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Adverbial Form
[にぎ(握)·り·つ·ぶ·し·た·く]
nigiritsubushitaku
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Provisional Form
[にぎ(握)·り·つ·ぶ·し·た·け·れ·ば]
nigiritsubushitakereba
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Provisional Negative Form
[にぎ(握)·り·つ·ぶ·し·た·く·な·け·れ·ば]
nigiritsubushitakunakereba
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Conditional Form
[にぎ(握)·り·つ·ぶ·し·た·か·っ·た·ら]
nigiritsubushitakattara
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Conditional Negative Form
[にぎ(握)·り·つ·ぶ·し·た·く·な·か·っ·た·ら]
nigiritsubushitakunakattara
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Objective Form
[にぎ(握)·り·つ·ぶ·し·た·さ]
nigiritsubushitasa
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Imperative Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
[にぎ(握)·り·つ·ぶ·せ]
nigiritsubuse
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Imperative Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
[にぎ(握)·り·つ·ぶ·し·な·さ·い]
nigiritsubushinasai
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Provisional Form
Present Indicative Form
[にぎ(握)·り·つ·ぶ·せ·ば]
nigiritsubuseba
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Present Indicative Negative Form
[にぎ(握)·り·つ·ぶ·さ·な·け·れ·ば]
nigiritsubusanakereba
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Present Indicative Negative Colloquial Form
[にぎ(握)·り·つ·ぶ·さ·な·き·ゃ]
nigiritsubusanakya
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Conditional Form
Present Indicative Form
[にぎ(握)·り·つ·ぶ·し·た·ら]
nigiritsubushitara
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Present Indicative Negative Form
[にぎ(握)·り·つ·ぶ·さ·な·か·っ·た·ら]
nigiritsubusanakattara
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Alternative Form
Present Indicative Form
[にぎ(握)·り·つ·ぶ·し·た·り]
nigiritsubushitari
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Potential Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
[にぎ(握)·り·つ·ぶ·せ·る]
nigiritsubuseru
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Present Indicative Negative Form
[にぎ(握)·り·つ·ぶ·せ·な·い]
nigiritsubusenai
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Past Indicative Form
[にぎ(握)·り·つ·ぶ·せ·た]
nigiritsubuseta
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Past Indicative Negative Form
[にぎ(握)·り·つ·ぶ·せ·な·か·っ·た]
nigiritsubusenakatta
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masu-stem
[にぎ(握)·り·つ·ぶ·せ]
nigiritsubuse
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te-form
[にぎ(握)·り·つ·ぶ·せ·て]
nigiritsubusete
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Negative te-form
[にぎ(握)·り·つ·ぶ·せ·な·く·て]
nigiritsubusenakute
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Potential Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
[にぎ(握)·り·つ·ぶ·せ·ま·す]
nigiritsubusemasu
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Present Indicative Negative Form
[にぎ(握)·り·つ·ぶ·せ·ま·せ·ん]
nigiritsubusemasen
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Past Indicative Form
[にぎ(握)·り·つ·ぶ·せ·ま·し·た]
nigiritsubusemashita
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Past Indicative Negative Form
[にぎ(握)·り·つ·ぶ·せ·ま·せ·ん·で·し·た]
nigiritsubusemasendeshita
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Passive Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
[にぎ(握)·り·つ·ぶ·さ·れ·る]
nigiritsubusareru
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Present Indicative Negative Form
[にぎ(握)·り·つ·ぶ·さ·れ·な·い]
nigiritsubusarenai
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Past Indicative Form
[にぎ(握)·り·つ·ぶ·さ·れ·た]
nigiritsubusareta
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Past Indicative Negative Form
[にぎ(握)·り·つ·ぶ·さ·れ·な·か·っ·た]
nigiritsubusarenakatta
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masu stem
[にぎ(握)·り·つ·ぶ·さ·れ]
nigiritsubusare
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te-form
[にぎ(握)·り·つ·ぶ·さ·れ·て]
nigiritsubusarete
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Negative te-form
[にぎ(握)·り·つ·ぶ·さ·れ·な·く·て]
nigiritsubusarenakute
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Passive Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
[にぎ(握)·り·つ·ぶ·さ·れ·ま·す]
nigiritsubusaremasu
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Present Indicative Negative Form
[にぎ(握)·り·つ·ぶ·さ·れ·ま·せ·ん]
nigiritsubusaremasen
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Past Indicative Form
[にぎ(握)·り·つ·ぶ·さ·れ·ま·し·た]
nigiritsubusaremashita
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Past Indicative Negative Form
[にぎ(握)·り·つ·ぶ·さ·れ·ま·せ·ん·で·し·た]
nigiritsubusaremasendeshita
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Causative Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
[にぎ(握)·り·つ·ぶ·さ·せ·る]
nigiritsubusaseru
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Present Indicative Negative Form
[にぎ(握)·り·つ·ぶ·さ·せ·な·い]
nigiritsubusasenai
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Past Indicative Form
[にぎ(握)·り·つ·ぶ·さ·せ·た]
nigiritsubusaseta
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Past Indicative Negative Form
[にぎ(握)·り·つ·ぶ·さ·せ·な·か·っ·た]
nigiritsubusasenakatta
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masu stem
[にぎ(握)·り·つ·ぶ·さ·せ]
nigiritsubusase
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te-form
[にぎ(握)·り·つ·ぶ·さ·せ·て]
nigiritsubusasete
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Negative te-form
[にぎ(握)·り·つ·ぶ·さ·せ·な·く·て]
nigiritsubusasenakute
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Causative Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
[にぎ(握)·り·つ·ぶ·さ·せ·ま·す]
nigiritsubusasemasu
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Present Indicative Negative Form
[にぎ(握)·り·つ·ぶ·さ·せ·ま·せ·ん]
nigiritsubusasemasen
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Past Indicative Form
[にぎ(握)·り·つ·ぶ·さ·せ·ま·し·た]
nigiritsubusasemashita
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Past Indicative Negative Form
[にぎ(握)·り·つ·ぶ·さ·せ·ま·せ·ん·で·し·た]
nigiritsubusasemasendeshita
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Causative Passive Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
[にぎ(握)·り·つ·ぶ·さ·せ·ら·れ·る]
nigiritsubusaserareru
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Present Indicative Negative Form
[にぎ(握)·り·つ·ぶ·さ·せ·ら·れ·な·い]
nigiritsubusaserarenai
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Past Indicative Form
[にぎ(握)·り·つ·ぶ·さ·せ·ら·れ·た]
nigiritsubusaserareta
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Past Indicative Negative Form
[にぎ(握)·り·つ·ぶ·さ·せ·ら·れ·な·か·っ·た]
nigiritsubusaserarenakatta
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masu stem
[にぎ(握)·り·つ·ぶ·さ·せ·ら·れ]
nigiritsubusaserare
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te-form
[にぎ(握)·り·つ·ぶ·さ·せ·ら·れ·て]
nigiritsubusaserarete
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Negative te-form
[にぎ(握)·り·つ·ぶ·さ·せ·ら·れ·な·く·て]
nigiritsubusaserarenakute
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Causative Passive Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
[にぎ(握)·り·つ·ぶ·さ·せ·ら·れ·ま·す]
nigiritsubusaseraremasu
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Present Indicative Negative Form
[にぎ(握)·り·つ·ぶ·さ·せ·ら·れ·ま·せ·ん]
nigiritsubusaseraremasen
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Past Indicative Form
[にぎ(握)·り·つ·ぶ·さ·せ·ら·れ·ま·し·た]
nigiritsubusaseraremashita
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Past Indicative Negative Form
[にぎ(握)·り·つ·ぶ·さ·せ·ら·れ·ま·せ·ん·で·し·た]
nigiritsubusaseraremasendeshita
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Colloquial Form
Present Indicative Negative Masculine Form
[にぎ(握)·り·つ·ぶ·さ·ん]
nigiritsubusan
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Formal Form
Present Indicative Negative Form
[にぎ(握)·り·つ·ぶ·さ·ず]
nigiritsubusazu
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Classical Form (nu)
Present Indicative Negative Form
[にぎ(握)·り·つ·ぶ·さ·ぬ]
nigiritsubusanu
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Classical Form (zaru)
Present Indicative Negative Form
[にぎ(握)·り·つ·ぶ·さ·ざ·る]
nigiritsubusazaru
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Sample Sentences for 握りつぶす

He crushed the sheet of paper up into a ball.
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