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壊

JLPT N1

Meanings

  • demolition
  • break
  • destroy

Readings

  • かい
  • え
  • こわ
  • やぶ
Strokes
16
JLPT Level
N1
Frequency
#789

Common Words

  • 壊すこわすto break, to destroy, to demolish
  • 壊滅かいめつ(complete) destruction, annihilation, devastation
  • 壊れるこわれるto be broken, to break, to fall apart, to collapse, to be destroyed, to be damaged
  • 破壊はかいdestruction, disruption
  • 崩壊ほうかいcollapse, crumbling, breaking down, caving in

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Related Kanji

崩crumbleN111 strokes破rendN310 strokes滅destroyN113 strokes朽decayN16 strokes整organizeN116 strokes衛defenseN116 strokes

Data: KANJIDIC2 & JMdict (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0)