Reading:

• On'yomi: ザ, サ
• Kun'yomi: くじく, くじける

Meaning:

• crush, break, sprain, discourage

Components:

• Radicals:
• ｜: (2) a vertical stroke
• 土: (32) earth, soil
• 人: (9) man, a person
• Components:
• 扎: pull, tie up, prick, stab

Miscellaneous information:

• Strokes: 10
• Frequency: 1869

Popular compounds containing this kanji:

• 挫折 ざせつ
  frustration, setback, discouragement
• 脳挫傷 のうざしょう
  cerebral contusion
• 挫傷 ざしょう
  bruise (internal)