Word Meaning 壊れる

こわれる kowareru

壊れる is read as こわれる (kowareru) and means to break (down).

Meaning

English

  1. to break (down)
  2. to stop working
  3. to fall through (of a plan, deal, etc.)
  4. to collapse
  5. to break down (of a relationship, negotiations, etc.)
  6. to be broken off
  7. to be ruined (of an atmosphere, one's image, etc.)
  8. to be broken

Reading

Kana

こわれる

Romaji

kowareru

Writing Variants

  • 毀れる こわれる kowareru

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 19 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Related Words シャボン玉,はかない,儚い,果敢ない,割れる Rank 5773 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

壊す

こわす

to break (a bill, etc.)

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

破壊

はかい

(application) crash

崩壊

ほうかい

(radioactive) decay

取り壊し

とりこわし

demolition

損壊

そんかい

damage

取り壊す

とりこわす

to demolish