粉々(こなごな)になる

こなごなになる

expression

to shatter; to smash to pieces; to be broken into fragments

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1. to shatter; to smash to pieces; to be broken into fragments

Of glass, a plate or other hard object: to break into many small pieces.

グラスが落(お)ちて粉々(こなごな)になった。

The glass fell and shattered.

地震(じしん)で窓(まど)ガラスが粉々(こなごな)に砕(くだ)けた。

The window glass was smashed to pieces by the earthquake.

花瓶(かびん)を床(ゆか)に落(お)としたら粉々(こなごな)になってしまった。

I dropped the vase on the floor and it shattered into pieces.

2. to be shattered; to be completely destroyed (hopes, dreams, confidence)

Of hopes, dreams or self-confidence: to be completely destroyed.

夢(ゆめ)が粉々(こなごな)になった。

My dream was shattered.

信頼(しんらい)が粉々(こなごな)に崩(くず)れた。

Trust was completely destroyed.

一生懸命(いっしょうけんめい)築(きず)き上(あ)げたものが、一瞬(いっしゅん)で粉々(こなごな)になってしまった。

What I had built up so painstakingly was shattered in an instant.

Describes something breaking into many small pieces or fragments. The word 粉々(こなごな) (from 粉(こな), powder) emphasizes that the breaking is thorough and complete. Used both literally for physical objects and figuratively for abstract things like dreams and trust.

Usage

粉々(こなごな)になる: to shatter (intransitive)
粉々(こなごな)にする: to smash to pieces (transitive)
粉々(こなごな)に砕(くだ)ける / 砕(くだ)く: to crush to pieces

Common collocations

粉々(こなごな)に割(わ)れる: to break into pieces
粉々(こなごな)に砕(くだ)く: to crush into fragments
粉々(こなごな)に壊(こわ)す: to smash to pieces

Similar words

バラバラになる: to fall apart; to come to pieces — implies separating into distinct pieces, while 粉々(こなごな) suggests finer, more complete destruction
砕(くだ)ける: to break; to be crushed — the act of breaking apart, while 粉々(こなごな) describes the resulting state of being in fragments

Related Words

Compare: 砕(くだ)ける (to break)

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Added 2026.4.24 20:31 · Revised 2026.10.3 3:19

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