Word Meaning 壊す

こわす kowasu

壊す is read as こわす (kowasu) and means to break (a bill, etc.).

Meaning

English

to break (a bill, etc.)
to break
to destroy
to demolish
to wreck
to ruin
to spoil
to damage

Reading

Kana

こわす

Romaji

kowasu

Writing Variants

毀すこわす kowasu

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 18 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Related Words 建物,建造物,建築物 Rank 5291 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

壊れる

こわれる

to break (down)

壊滅

かいめつ

(complete) destruction

壊死

えし

necrosis

壊変毎分

かいへんまいふん

disintegration per minute

壊国

かいこく

destroying a country

壊れ物

こわれもの

broken article

壊変

かいへん

(radioactive) decay

取り壊す

とりこわす

to demolish

体を壊す

からだをこわす

to harm one's health

打ち壊す

うちこわす

to spoil

破壊

はかい

(application) crash

崩壊

ほうかい

(radioactive) decay