What does 砕く (kudaku | くだく) mean in Japanese?

	The Japanese word
	砕く
	is pronounced
	kudaku \| くだく
	means
	to break, to smash

	Examples:
	彼の希望は無残に砕かれた。 kare no kibō wa muzan ni kudaka re ta. His hopes were shattered.
	愛は人の心を砕くこともできるのさ。 ai wa hito no kokoro o kudaku koto mo dekiru no sa. But love can break your heart.
	ピックは硬い地表を砕くために用いられる長い取っ手の道具だ。 pikku wa katai chihyō o kudaku tame ni mochī rareru nagai totte no dōgu da. A pick is a long handled tool used for breaking up hard ground surfaces.

	Examples sourced from tatoeba.org