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Kanji Detail for 壊 - "to break, destroy, to be broken"

壊

  • Meaning

    壊 means "to break, destroy, to be broken."

    1. To break - To destroy; to demolish.

    2. To be broken - To be destroyed; to crumble.

  • Words using 壊

    • 破壊 はかい Listen destruction; disruption; (application) crash
    • 損壊 そんかい Listen damage; destruction

  • Four-character idioms with 壊

    • 自壊作用 じかいさよう Listen (the act of) disintegration
    • 金剛不壊 こんごうふえ Listen firm and solid; sturdy and indestructible; unshakable
    • 風俗壊乱 ふうぞくかいらん Listen corruption of public morals; an offense against public morality

  • Tattoo check: 壊

    • Verified meaning: to break, destroy, to be broken
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read かい)
    • Traditionally considered inauspicious in names — Japanese readers may find it an unlucky choice. Check the meanings above carefully before using it on skin.

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 壊

    Given names 壊(かい)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    demolition; break; destroy

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    bad, spoil(ed), ruin, destroy

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    Japanese variant of 壞|坏[huai4]

  • Onyomi

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    e(エ) エ

    kai(カイ) カイ

  • Kunyomi

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    kowa.reru(こわ-れる) こわ-れる

    kowa.su(こわ-す) こわ-す

    yabu.ru(やぶ-る) やぶ-る

  • Strokes

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    16 strokes

  • Radical

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    土 (tsuchi・tsuchihen・dohen)

  • Related Keywords

    to break to be broken destroy collapse ruin damage demolish crumble crush shatter smash wreck disintegrate deteriorate fracture fragment decay devastate dismantle obliterate spoil

Sentences including 壊

  • He crushed the box.

  • This desk is broken.

  • This is the window which was broken by the boy.

  • They broke down the house.

  • He ruined his health by working too hard.

  • This is broken.

  • I found my watch broken.

  • My father is repairing my broken bicycle.

  • The car broke down.

  • She broke the window on purpose.

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