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Secondary schoolJLPT N1

demolition, break, destroy

16 strokes · frequency rank #727

On
カイ、エ
Kun
こわ.す、こわ.れる、やぶ.る

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Common words

  1. ほうかいcollapse; crumbling; breaking down; caving in1
    • The Tudor Dynasty fell in the year 1603.

    • The floor gave way.

    • The tower fell into ruin.

  2. はかいdestruction; disruption2
    • The typhoon destroyed many houses.

    • Culture destroys language.

    • All existence you see before you must be wiped out.

  3. こわすto break; to destroy; to demolish3
    • That destroyed all his dreams.

    • Let's break stereotypes!

    • He crushed the box.

  4. かいめつ(complete) destruction; annihilation; devastation4
    • Mere decay produces richer life.

    • The king crushed his enemies.

    • This area is devastated.

  5. そんかいdamage; destruction5
  6. こわれるto be broken; to break; to fall apart; to collapse6
    • These earphones don't work.

    • Quarrelling spoiled our unity.

    • That broken vase is my grandfather's.

  7. とりこわしdemolition; pulling down; destruction; dismantling7
    • If the demolition of buildings is uncontrolled, a fine city is in danger of becoming nothing more than a concrete jungle.

  8. とうかいdestruction; collapse; crumbling8
    • Down fell the house a week later.

    • The whole village was laid flat by the earthquake.

    • This hut is in danger of falling down.

  9. ぜんかいcomplete destruction9
  10. はんかいpartial destruction10

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