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Kanji Detail for 壞 - "break, bad"

壞

  • Meaning

    壞 means "break, bad." Also associated with collapse.

    1. Break - To destroy; to damage.

    2. Bad - Spoiled; ruined.

    3. Collapse - To fall apart.

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    • Verified meaning: break, bad
    • Jinmeiyō kanji — officially approved for use in Japanese given names
    • Also carries these associations: collapse
    • 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.

  • 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

    bad; spoiled; broken; to break down; (suffix) to the utmost

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    bad, rotten, spoiled; to break down

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    Things being damaged.

  • 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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    19 strokes

  • Radical

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    土 (tsuchi・tsuchihen・dohen)

  • Related Keywords

    break bad collapse damage ruin broken spoiled corrupt decay defective destroy deteriorate fall apart flawed malfunction rotten

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