This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

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破壊

はかい
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
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崩壊

崩潰
ほうかい
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; caving in; decay
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壊滅

潰滅
かいめつ
destruction; annihilation; devastation; catastrophe
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壊す

毀す
こわす
to break; to destroy; to demolish; to wreck; to ruin; to spoil; to damage; to break (a bill, etc.)
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壊れる

毀れる
v1
vi
こわれる
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
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取り壊す

取り毀す、取壊す、取毀す
とりこわす
to demolish; to tear or pull down
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倒壊

倒潰
とうかい
destruction; collapse; crumbling
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損壊

そんかい
damage; destruction
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取り壊し

取壊し、取り毀し、取毀し
とりこわし
demolition; pulling down; destruction; dismantling
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決壊

決潰
けっかい
burst (e.g. dam, embankment, levee); breach; collapse; washout; rupture