壊

16 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 7th grade
JLPT exam level N1

demolition, break, destroy

Kun'yomi
  • こわす
    		to break ②to wreck ③to break (a bill, etc.)
  • こわれる
    		to be broken ②to break (down) ③to fall through (of a plan, deal, etc.)
  • やぶる
On'yomi
  • カイ
  • エ

Main Radical

土(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

カイ 63.1%
こわすこわれる 36.8%
エ 0.1%

Character Breakdown

demolition, break, destroy
カイ　こわ.す　エ (7th, N1)
soil, earth, ground
ド　つち　は (1st, N5)
to carry in the bosom or the sleeve, to wrap, to conceal
カイ　エ　ふところ
garment, clothes, dressing
イ　ころも　きぬ (4th, N2)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
garment(衣) variant
net radical variant (no. 122)
モウ　ボウ　あみがしら

Common Words

は
破
かい
壊
destruction ②(application) crash
こわ
壊
　
す
to break ②to wreck ③to break (a bill, etc.)
こわ
壊
　
れ
　
る
to be broken ②to break (down) ③to fall through (of a plan, deal, etc.)
ほう
崩
かい
壊
collapse ②(radioactive) decay
かい
壊
めつ
滅
(complete) destruction
は
破
かい
壊
りょく
力
destructive power
　
ぶ
　
ち
こわ
壊
　
す
to destroy ②to ruin (a plan, atmosphere, etc.)
は
破
かい
壊
しゃ
者
destroyer
と
取
　
り
こわ
壊
　
す
to demolish
けっ
決
かい
壊
burst (e.g. dam, embankment, levee)
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References

Unicode hex code 58CA
JIS X 0208 1-18-85
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 1147
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1102
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 756
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 934
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 524
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 684
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 400
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 427
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 1266
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 2602
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 1578
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 5541P
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 1066
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 1407
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 1496
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 1171
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 1822
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 1038
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 390
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 407
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3b13.3
Four corner code 4413.2
De Roo Code 1465