Godan verb, transitive verb

  1. to demolish, to tear down, to pull down.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
 
取り壊す とりこわす
 
 
取り毀す とりこわす
 
取壊す とりこわす
 
取毀す とりこわす
 
 
 
 
取りこわす とりこわす

Contained Kanji Breakdown

take, fetch, take up
と.る シュ とり (3rd, N3)
ear
みみ ジ がみ (1st, N3)
or again, furthermore, on the other hand
また ユウ やす (Late Jr. High, N1)
demolition, break, destroy
カイ こわ.す エ (Early Jr. High, 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