壊

Meaning

壊 centers on breaking something down physically or structurally: demolition, destruction, or breaking an object. The idea extends naturally to ruining or spoiling something.

• 破壊はかい
  N2

  destruction; disruption

• 壊れるこわれる
  N4

  to be broken; to break; to fall apart; to collapse; to be destroyed; to be damaged

• 崩壊ほうかい
  N1

  collapse; crumbling; breaking down; caving in

• 壊すこわす
  N4

  to break; to destroy; to demolish

• 壊滅かいめつ

  (complete) destruction; annihilation; devastation

• 倒壊とうかい

  destruction; collapse; crumbling

• 損壊そんかい

  damage; destruction

• 決壊けっかい

  burst (e.g. dam, embankment, levee); breach; collapse; washout; rupture

• ぶち壊しぶちこわし

  destruction; demolition; smashing apart; tearing down

• 壊死えし

  necrosis

• 取り壊しとりこわし

  demolition; pulling down; destruction; dismantling

• ぶち壊すぶちこわす

  to destroy; to break (by striking); to smash; to knock down

• 全壊ぜんかい

  complete destruction

• 半壊はんかい

  partial destruction

• 自壊じかい

  disintegration

• 取り壊すとりこわす

  to demolish; to tear down; to pull down

• 非破壊ひはかい

  non-destructive

• 壊疽えそ

  gangrene

• 打ち壊しうちこわし

  destruction; demolition; smashing apart; tearing down

• 破壊的はかいてき

  destructive; devastating

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