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毀

break
Stroke count: 13

Readings

On readingキ
Kun readingこぼ.つ、こわ.す、こぼ.れる、こわ.れる、そし.る、やぶ.る
JōyōGrade 8KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. breakRtK
    三浦氏はある週刊誌に対して名誉毀損の訴えを起こした。Mr Miura brought an action of libel against a weekly magazine.tatoeba
    廃仏毀釈による破壊Destruction due to Haibutsu-kishaku (a movement to abolish Buddhism)wiki
  2. destroy
  3. censure
  4. be chipped
  5. be scratched
  6. be broken
  7. be ruined
  1. damage
  2. injury
  3. defamation
  4. harm

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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mortar · soil (土) · dirt (土) · ground (土) · cruise missile · missile · wind (風) · crotch

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1532

Compound words

毀損きそん
damage; injury; defamation; harm
破毀はき
tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents)
誹毀ひき
defamation
毀すこわす
to break
毀棄きき
destruction
毀傷きしょう
injury
毀誉きよ
praise and censure
毀れるこわれる
to be broken
打ち毀すぶちこわす
to destroy
名誉毀損めいよきそん
libel
毀誉褒貶きよほうへん
praise and censure

Additional Examples

インド・中国などの廃仏毀釈
Haibutsu-kishaku in India and Chinawiki

Stroke Order

13 strokes

Practice Writing

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