壊 – demolition, break, destroy

16 strokesJōyō (secondary school)#727 in newspaper frequencyN4 vocabulary

The kanji 壊 means demolition, break, destroy. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is カイ、エ (kai, e); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is こわ.す、こわ.れる、やぶ.る (kowasu, kowareru, yaburu). It is written with 16 strokes, under radical 土 (no. 32).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	カイ	kai
On’yomi	エ	e
Kun’yomi	こわ.す	kowasu
Kun’yomi	こわ.れる	kowareru
Kun’yomi	やぶ.る	yaburu

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 土 (Kangxi radical 32). Components: 衣・十・土・買・亠.

Words using 壊

壊すこわすto break壊れるこわれるto be broken破壊はかいdestruction崩壊ほうかいcollapse

Example sentences

その事が彼のすべての夢を壊した。

That destroyed all his dreams.

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あの壊れた花瓶は祖父のものです。

That broken vase is my grandfather's.

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このイヤホンは壊れています。

These earphones don't work.

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Kanji with the same radical

地場報在増基土境域型均圧城執坂堂

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