粉砕

ふんさい

pulverization

Also:reducing to pieces

What does 粉砕 mean?

粉砕 is a Japanese noun meaning pulverization in English. It can also be translated as reducing to pieces depending on context. It is written as 粉砕 in kanji, ふんさい in hiragana, and funsai in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N1 vocabulary.

Example sentence

何か重い兇器でやられたらしく、頭蓋骨は粉砕された。

His head had been shattered by a savage blow from some heavy weapon.