JLPT N1 · 16 strokes
Kanji 壊: "demolition, break, destroy"
The kanji 壊 means "demolition, break, destroy". It is written with 16 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read カイ, エ in on'yomi and こわ.す, こわ.れる, やぶ.る in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
カイエ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
こわ.すこわ.れるやぶ.る
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | demolition, break, destroy |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 16 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 727 of 2,501 |
Common words with 壊
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 破壊destruction; disruption · (application) crash
- 壊れるto be broken; to break; to fall apart; to collapse · to break (down); to stop working
- 壊すto break; to destroy; to demolish · to wreck; to ruin; to spoil; to damage
- 崩壊collapse; crumbling; breaking down; caving in · (radioactive) decay; disintegration
- 壊滅(complete) destruction; annihilation; devastation
- 破壊力destructive power; destructive energy; destructive force
- ぶち壊すto destroy; to break (by striking); to smash; to knock down · to ruin (a plan, atmosphere, etc.); to spoil; to wreck
- ぶっ壊すto destroy; to break (by striking); to smash; to knock down · to ruin (a plan, atmosphere, etc.); to spoil; to wreck
- 倒壊destruction; collapse; crumbling
- 決壊burst (e.g. dam, embankment, levee); breach; collapse; washout
- 半壊partial destruction
- 壊滅的devastating; catastrophic; crushing
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