壊
こわ.す
kowasu
JLPT N116 strokesKanjiLevel 90 - JLPT N1

Quick answer

壊 is the kanji for "Break / Destroy / Demolition". A common reading is こわ.す (kowasu). You can practice writing it on this page.

Meaning

Break / Destroy / Demolition

Also : Break · Destroy · Demolition

Readings

kunこわ.す/ kowasukunこわ.れる/ kowarerukunやぶ.る/ yaburuonかい/ kaionえ/ e

kun = Japanese reading · on = Chinese reading

Practice writing

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Example Sentences

彼の心は壊れてしまった。

かれのこころはこわれてしまった。

His heart was broken.

壊れた窓を修理する。

こわれたまどをしゅうりする。

I will repair the broken window.

Vocabulary using 壊

破壊
hakai
disruption · destruction
崩壊
houkai
collapse
壊れる
kowareru
to be broken
壊す
kowasu
to break
こわれる
kowareru
to be broken
こわす
kowasu
to break

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