Kanji

壊

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JLPT N1Jōyō · secondaryfreq #72716 strokes

Meanings

demolition, break, destroy

ES: colapso, derrumbe, destrucción, romper, romperse, averiarse

On
カイ、エ
Kun
こわ.す、こわ.れる、やぶ.る

Common words

  • 壊すこわすto break, to destroy, to demolish
  • 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
  • 壊滅かいめつ(complete) destruction, annihilation, devastation
  • 損壊そんかいdamage, destruction
  • 取り壊しとりこわしdemolition, pulling down, destruction, dismantling

Example sentences

  • このイヤホンは壊こわれています。

    These earphones don't work.

    Estos audífonos están rotos.

    Tatoeba #223988(opens in a new tab)
  • その台風たいふうは多おおくの家いえを破壊はかいした。

    The typhoon destroyed many houses.

    El tifón destruyó muchas casas.

    Tatoeba #208265(opens in a new tab)
  • その事ことが彼かれのすべての夢ゆめを壊こわした。

    That destroyed all his dreams.

    Eso destruyó todos sus sueños.

    Tatoeba #210011(opens in a new tab)
  • 橋はしは強つよい流ながれに耐たえられず崩壊ほうかいした。

    The bridge couldn't sustain the force of the strong current and collapsed.

    El puente no pudo sostener el ímpetu de la fuerte corriente y colapsó.

    Tatoeba #180121(opens in a new tab)

Dictionary data: JMdict and KANJIDIC2, property of the EDRDG, used under its licence (CC BY-SA 4.0).(opens in a new tab)

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