半はん壊かい

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb

partial destruction; half-destroyed

Describes a building or structure that is partially destroyed, often in disasters. Used as a noun or with する to mean 'to be partially destroyed'.

• 地じ震しんで多おおくの家いえが半はん壊かいした。

  Many houses were partially destroyed by the earthquake.

• 半はん壊かいの建たて物ものは危き険けんなので近ちかづかないでください。

  Please do not approach the partially destroyed building because it is dangerous.