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破壊

Reading

Kana: はかい
Romaji: hakai
Kana
Romaji

Definitions

vs
1

destruction; disruption

2

(application) crash

(Computer terminology)

Kanji

Readings: ハ、 やぶ.る、 やぶ.れる、 わ.れる
Meanings: rend, rip, tear, break, destroy, defeat, frustrate
Readings: カイ、 エ、 こわ.す、 こわ.れる、 やぶ.る
Meanings: demolition, break, destroy

Example Sentences

文化(ぶんか)言語(げんご)破壊(はかい)する。
➥Culture destroys language.
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竜巻(たつまき)(むら)全体(ぜんたい)破壊(はかい)された。
➥The tornado destroyed the whole village.
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その(あらし)(まち)全体(ぜんたい)破壊(はかい)した。
➥The storm destroyed the whole town.
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視界(しかい)存在(そんざい)(すべ)破壊(はかい)しろ。
➥All existence you see before you must be wiped out.
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原爆(げんばく)広島(ひろしま)全体(ぜんたい)破壊(はかい)した。
➥The atomic bomb destroyed the entire city of Hiroshima.
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その(まち)戦争中(せんそうちゅう)破壊(はかい)された。
➥The town was destroyed during the war.
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