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壊

Kanji 壊: meaning "break, destroy", readings, stroke order

The kanji 壊 means "break, destroy". On'yomi: カイ; kun'yomi: こわす、こわれる. JLPT N3 kanji, with example words.

Readings

Meaning
break, destroy
On'yomi
カイ
Kun'yomi
こわすこわれる
Strokes
16
Level
JLPT N3
Official status
Jōyō (common-use kanji)
Old form
壞 旧字体: the form used before 1946, still seen in names and older texts.

Words with 壊

  • 壊れる こわれる — To break / be broken
  • 壊す こわす — to break, to break down
  • 破壊 はかい — destruction
  • 崩壊 ほうかい — collapse, decay (physics), crumbling

Stroke order · 16 strokes

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Strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

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