壊

demolition

Stroke count: 16

Readings

On readingカイ、エ

Kun readingこわ.す、こわ.れる、やぶ.る

Grade 8KANJIDIC

Meanings

demolitionRtK
break
destroy

Popular Usage

RadicalComponents

Mnemonic (RtK)

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soil (土) · dirt (土) · ground (土) · poltergeist · BernaE · ten (十) · needle (丨) · eye (目) · cross-eyed · net (网) · top hat (亠) · scarf (冂) · cloth (巾) · clothes · clothing · garment

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 427

Compound words

壊すこわす

to break

壊れるこわれる

to be broken

壊れ物こわれもの

fragile article

壊血病かいけつびょう

scurvy

壊滅かいめつ

(complete) destruction

壊乱かいらん

corruption (of order, public morals, etc.)

壊疽えそ

gangrene

偶像破壊ぐうぞうはかい

iconoclasm

Stroke Order

16 strokes