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壊

N1

Stroke Order

Meanings

  • demolition
  • break
  • destroy

On'yomi (音読み)

  • カイ
  • エ

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

  • こわ.す
  • こわ.れる
  • やぶ.る
Strokes
16
JLPT Level
N1
Frequency
#789
School Grade
Secondary
Radical
土#32 · earth

Components

Common Words

  • 崩壊ほうかいNoun
    collapse, crumbling, breaking down
  • 破壊はかいNoun
    destruction, disruption
  • 壊滅かいめつNoun
    (complete) destruction, annihilation, devastation
  • 壊すこわすGodan verb
    to break, to destroy, to demolish
  • 損壊そんかいNoun
    damage, destruction
  • 壊れるこわれるIchidan verb
    to be broken, to break, to fall apart
  • 取り壊しとりこわしNoun
    demolition, pulling down, destruction
  • 倒壊とうかいNoun
    destruction, collapse, crumbling

Practice in Kanjiru

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Related Kanji

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