う
打
　
ち
こわ
壊
　
す

Godan verb, transitive verb

  1. to destroy, to break (by striking), to smash (to pieces), to knock down.
  2. to ruin (e.g. a plan), to wreck, to do away with (an old custom, ideology, etc.), to overthrow (a system), to dismantle.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
う
打
　
ち
こわ
壊
　
す
 打ち壊す うちこわす
う
打
　
ち
こわ
毀
　
す
 打ち毀す うちこわす
う
打
　
ち
　
こ
　
わ
　
す
 打ちこわす うちこわす
うち
打
こわ
壊
　
す
 打壊す うちこわす

Contained Kanji Breakdown

strike, hit, knock
う.つ　ダ　うち (3rd, N3)
hand, hand radical (no. 64)
シュ
street, ward, town
チョウ　テイ　チン (3rd, 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