| 壊 | meaning | 'demolition, break, destroy' |
| onyomi | カイ, エ | |
| kunyomi | こわ.す, こわ.れる, やぶ.る |
| term | pronunciation | English |
|---|---|---|
| 壊れる | こわれる | break (to break) |
| 壊す | こわす | to break, to break down |
| 倒壊 | とうかい | destruction, collapse |
| 取り壊し | とりこわし | demolition, pulling down, destruction, dismantling |
| 取り壊す | とりこわす | to demolish, to tear or pull down |
| 壊死 | えし | necrosis |
| 壊滅 | かいめつ | destruction, annihilation, devastation, catastrophe |
| 崩壊 | ほうかい | collapse; decay (physics) |
| 損壊 | そんかい | damage, destruction |
| 破壊 | はかい | destruction, disruption; (application) crash |
| 雰囲気を壊す | ふんいきをこわす | to spoil the mood |
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