打うち壊こわす

godan verb (-su), transitive verb

destroy; break; smash; knock down

Physical destruction by striking or hitting; implies forceful breaking into pieces or knocking something down.

See also: ぶち壊す

• 壁かべを打うち壊こわして部屋へやを広ひろくした。

  We knocked down the wall to make the room larger.

• 怒おこって机つくえを打うち壊こわした。

  He got angry and smashed the desk.

godan verb (-su), transitive verb

ruin; wreck; overthrow; dismantle

Abstract destruction: ruining plans, overthrowing systems, or dismantling customs and ideologies. Often used in political or social contexts.

• その事じ件けんが彼かれの計けい画かくを打うち壊こわした。

  That incident ruined his plan.

• 古ふるい慣かん習しゅうを打うち壊こわす改かい革かくが行おこなわれた。

  Reforms were carried out to dismantle old customs.