I Love Kanji壊す (kowasu)
壊す (こわす, kowasu) is a Japanese verb meaning “to break; to destroy”. It appears in JLPT N4 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.
- Reading
- こわす
- Romaji
- kowasu
- Word class
- Godan verb (う-verb) ending in す
- Level
- JLPT N4 (unofficial)
Meaning
- to break; to destroy; to demolish · godan verb, transitive
- to wreck; to ruin; to spoil; to damage · godan verb, transitive
- to break (a bill, etc.) · godan verb, transitive
Example sentences
Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.
Conjugation of 壊す
Godan verb (う-verb) ending in す. Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.
| Form | Japanese | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 壊す | こわす kowasu |
| Polite (~masu) | 壊します | こわします kowashimasu |
| Negative | 壊さない | こわさない kowasanai |
| Polite negative | 壊しません | こわしません kowashimasen |
| Past | 壊した | こわした kowashita |
| Polite past | 壊しました | こわしました kowashimashita |
| Negative past | 壊さなかった | こわさなかった kowasanakatta |
| Te-form | 壊して | こわして kowashite |
| Potential | 壊せる | こわせる kowaseru |
| Passive | 壊される | こわされる kowasareru |
| Causative | 壊させる | こわさせる kowasaseru |
| Volitional | 壊そう | こわそう kowasou |
| Imperative | 壊せ | こわせ kowase |
| Conditional (~ba) | 壊せば | こわせば kowaseba |
Kanji in 壊す
Related words
Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 壊す.
Source: JMdict entry 1199890 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.