What does kanji 壊 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 壊 is demolition.

How is kanji 壊 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 壊 are こわ.す, こわ.れる, やぶ.る; the onyomi readings are カイ, エ.

What is the main radical of kanji 壊?

The main radical for kanji 壊 is 土.

What words use kanji 壊?

Example words that use kanji 壊 include 壊す, 壊れる, 壊滅, 壊死.

JōyōJLPT N1Kanken 4

壊

Meaning

Kanji 壊

demolition

demolition, break, destroy

Stroke Order

Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み: こわ.すこわ.れるやぶ.る
Onyomi 音読み: カイエ
Nanori 名乗り: -

Old form: 壞 • Added to Jōyō: 1946

Jōyō: -
JLPT: JLPT N1
Frequency: #727
Strokes: 16
Radical: 土
Components: 亠 • 十 • 土 • 買 • 衣
Kanji Kentei: Level 4
Similar Kanji: -

Related vocabulary

36 common entries

Showing 36 of 119 entries that include this kanji.

壊す

こわす

to break (a bill, etc.)

壊れる

こわれる

to break (down)

壊滅

かいめつ

(complete) destruction

壊死

えし

necrosis

壊れ易い

こわれやすい

fragile

壊れ物

こわれもの

broken article

壊血病

かいけつびょう

scurvy

壊劫

えこう

the kalpa of destruction (the third aeon of the universe)

壊国

かいこく

destroying a country

壊死性筋膜炎

えしせいきんまくえん

necrotizing fasciitis

壊変

かいへん

(radioactive) decay

壊変毎秒

かいへんまいびょう

decays per second

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Example sentences

5 reference sentences

時計が壊れた。

The watch broke.

誰がこれを壊したの？

Who broke this?

彼は古い家を壊した。

He demolished the old house.

その建物は完全に破壊された。

That building was completely destroyed.

このガラスは壊れやすい。

This glass breaks easily.