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挫く is an exact match with one form of the following word:
挫く
BOOST
Reading : くじく   
'ku' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to sprain; to twist  (often written with kana only)
2. to dampen (enthusiasm); to discourage; to dishearten; to dispirit; to depress; to unnerve; to crush  (often written with kana only)
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Kanshudo usefulness level: 11 (among the 150,000 most useful words in Japanese)
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挫く is the most useful form. 1 additional form is shown below.
• This form is used about 50% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 206,000 (about 217,000 results)
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Example sentences:
あし
くじ
いてて
ある
けない
だろいえっ
へいき
平気
です
ほふく
匍匐
ぜんしん
前進
だったら
すす
めます

"You've sprained your ankle and can't walk, can you?" "No, I'm fine! I can move forward at a crawl!"
わかもの
若者
ゆめ
くじくような
かた
やめてほしい
I wish people would stop saying things in ways that crush young dreams.
かんきゃくがわ
観客側
から
あいて
相手
チームわらってやることその
しき
士気
くじくことなろ
It would demoralize the opposing team to give it the razz from the spectators' side.
くじく
BOOST
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is used about 50% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 206,000 (about 213,000 results)
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ザ    broken   
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ザ   すわ to sit   
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ジン   ニン   ひと person   
ド   ト   ground; earth   つち ground, earth, soil   
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