壊
Readings
Kana:
カイ、エ、こわ.す、こわ.れる、やぶ.る
Romaji:
kai, e, kowa.su, kowa.reru, yabu.ru
Meanings
demolition, break, destroy
Stroke Diagram
Kanji Info
Stroke Count:
16
Radical Number:
32
Frequency:
727
Grade:
8
Skip Pattern:
1-3-13
Korean Reading:
koe
Chinese Reading:
pi1
Unicode:
58ca
JIS:
3275
Indexes
Halpern Index: 756
Nelson Index: 1147
New Nelson Index: 1102
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 3b13.3
Four Corner Index: 4413.2
Guide to Remembering Index: 1066
Gakken Index: 1266
Japanese Names Index: 2602
Daikanwanjiten Index: 5541P
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 3.0269
Remembering the kanji Index: 400
Kanji Flashcards Index: 1171
Kodansha Compact Index: 390
Kanji in Context Index: 1038
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 524
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 684
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 407
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 427
Essential Kanji Index: 1578
Kodansha Kanji Index: 934
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 1465
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 1822
Words
破壊
(はかい)
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
壊滅
(かいめつ)
destruction; annihilation; devastation; catastrophe
壊れる
(こわれる)
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
倒壊
(とうかい)
destruction; collapse; crumbling
取り壊し
(とりこわし)
demolition; pulling down; destruction; dismantling
崩壊
(ほうかい)
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; caving in; decay
壊す
(こわす)
to break; to destroy; to demolish; to wreck; to ruin; to spoil; to damage; to break (a bill, etc.)
取り壊す
(とりこわす)
to demolish; to tear or pull down
損壊
(そんかい)
damage; destruction
決壊
(けっかい)
burst (e.g. dam, embankment, levee); breach; collapse; washout; rupture