Kanji

壊

壊

demolition, break, destroy

Kanji

Grade

Grade 8

Strokes

16 strokes

Radical

土部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

カイ, エ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

こわす, こわれる, やぶる

Nanori (Name Reading)

つち

Common Readings

カイ, こわ…す, こわ…れる

Example sentences

破壊 はかい
台風によって堤防が破壊された。

The levee was destroyed by the typhoon.

無残 むざん
美しい森が火災で無残にも破壊された。

The beautiful forest was miserably destroyed by the fire.

壊れる こわれる
この時計は、落とした拍子に壊れてしまった。

This watch broke when I dropped it.

直す なおす
壊れた時計を直してもらった。

I had the broken watch fixed.

壊す こわす
彼は働きすぎて体を壊した。

He ruined his health by working too much.

ぶっ ぶっ
彼は怒りに任せてドアをぶっ壊した。

He smashed the door in a fit of rage.

崩壊 ほうかい
地震によって建物の崩壊が始まった。

The building's collapse began because of the earthquake.

救出 きゅうしゅつ
消防隊員は、崩壊した建物から生存者を救出した。

The firefighters rescued a survivor from the collapsed building.

壊滅 かいめつ
大地震で村は壊滅した

The village was completely destroyed by the massive earthquake.

破壊力 はかいりょく
その台風は凄まじい破壊力で街を襲った。

The typhoon hit the city with tremendous destructive power.

Example Vocabulary

破壊

はかい

destruction; demolition; breaking

壊れる

こわれる

to break; to be broken; to malfunction

壊す

こわす

to break; to destroy; to ruin (one's health)

崩壊

ほうかい

collapse; disintegration; decay

壊滅

かいめつ

annihilation; destruction; complete wipeout

破壊力

はかいりょく

destructive power

ぶち壊す

ぶちこわす

to smash; to ruin; to spoil

ぶっ壊す

ぶっこわす

決壊

けっかい

collapse; breach (of a dam or levee)

倒壊

とうかい

collapse; destruction (of a building)

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