壊 : Demolition

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Components:

土十罒衣

demolition, break, destroy

On 'yomi:

カイ(kai) エ(e)

Kun 'yomi:

こわ.す(kowa.su) こわ.れる(kowa.reru) やぶ.る(yabu.ru)

Strokes:	16
Radical:	土 (32)
Usage Rating:	727

JLPT:	N1
old JLPT:	1
Grade:	8

Unicode:	058ca
jis208:	18-85

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壊 Usage examples

叩き壊す(たたきこわす) たたき壊す(たたきこわす)	to tear down, to shatter
核崩壊(かくほうかい)	disintegration of a cell nucleus
壊れ易い(こわれやすい)	fragile, break easily
倒壊(とうかい)	destruction, collapse, crumbling
せん断破壊(せんだんはかい) 剪断破壊(せんだんはかい)	shear failure
自然破壊(しぜんはかい)	destruction of nature
ガス壊疽(ガスえそ)	gas gangrene
壊変(かいへん)	disintegration
損壊(そんかい)	damage, destruction
価格崩壊(かかくほうかい)	price destruction
金融崩壊(きんゆうほうかい)	financial collapse
経済崩壊(けいざいほうかい)	economic collapse, economic meltdown
森林破壊(しんりんはかい)	deforestation
脊椎破壊(せきついはかい)	spina bifida
風俗壊乱(ふうぞくかいらん)	corruption of public morals, an offense against public morality
金剛不壊(こんごうふえ)	firm and solid, sturdy and indestructible, unshakable, adamantine
破壊工作(はかいこうさく)	subversive activities
破壊分子(はかいぶんし)	subversive, subversive element
崩壊寸前(ほうかいすんぜん)	on the brink of collapse, in a state of near-collapse
稀崩壊(きほうかい)	rare decay
非破壊(ひはかい)	non-destructive
器物損壊(きぶつそんかい)	property damage (not including ships, buildings, planes and documents)
細胞崩壊(さいぼうほうかい)	cytolysis, breakdown of cells by the destruction of their outer membrane
壊滅的(かいめつてき)	devastating, catastrophic, crushing
抗壊血病(こうかいけつびょう)	antiscorbutic, preventive against scurvy
相互確証破壊(そうごかくしょうはかい)	mutual assured destruction
雰囲気を壊す(ふんいきをこわす)	to spoil the mood
中毒性表皮壊死症(ちゅうどくせいひょうひえししょう)	toxic epidermal necrosis
価格破壊(かかくはかい)	sudden, wide-spread drop in prices