This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

費える

弊える、 潰える

Reading

Kana: ついえる
Romaji: tsuieru
Kana
Romaji

Definitions

v1
vi
1

to use up (one's savings)

2

to be wasted (time, effort, etc)

3

to fall apart; to become useless

Note: esp. 潰える
4

to be wiped out (in battle)

Note: esp. 潰える
Note: archaism
5

to fall apart (one's body or health)

Note: esp. 潰える
Note: archaism

Kanji

Readings: ヒ、 つい.やす、 つい.える
Meanings: expense, cost, spend, consume, waste
Reading: ヘイ
Meanings: abuse, evil, vice, breakage
Readings: カイ、 エ、 つぶ.す、 つぶ.れる、 つい.える
Meanings: crush, smash, break, dissipate

Example Sentence

悪運続(あくうんつづ)きという()にあったので、(わたし)財産(ざいさん)は、たちどころに、ついえさってしまった。
➥Having hit a streak of bad luck, my fortune had gone to pot in no time.
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