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破壊工作 (はかいこうさく) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

破は壊かい工こう作さく

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Meanings

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sabotage; subversive activities

Refers to deliberate acts of destruction or disruption, often in a political, military, or industrial context.

敵てき国こくによる破は壊かい工こう作さくが疑うたがわれている

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Sabotage by an enemy nation is suspected.

工こう場じょうで破は壊かい工こう作さくが行おこなわれ、生せい産さんが止とまった。

Sabotage was carried out at the factory, halting production.

Kanji

破rend, rip, tear
壊demolition, break, destroy
工craft, construction, katakana e radical (no. 48)
作make, production, prepare

Related words

妨ぼう害がい工こう作さく
妨害工作 focuses on obstruction or interference, while 破壊工作 emphasizes physical destruction or damage.

Built from

破は壊かい+工こう作さく

Etymology

Compound of 破壊 (destruction) and 工作 (operations, activities). The term is a straightforward combination of its components.