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媊
媊
16 strokes
Frequency: 727
JLPT N1
Grade 8

Meanings

demolition
break
destroy

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ã‚Ģイ
エ
Kun — Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
こわ.す
こわ.れる
やãļ.る

Common Words

はかい
īŊžã™ã‚‹ Verb
Noun
Intransitive
Transitive
Freq #1635
1

destruction; disruption

Examples
そぎ台éĸ¨ã¯å¤šããŽåŽļã‚’į ´åŖŠã—ãŸã€‚
The typhoon destroyed many houses.
2

Computing

(application) crash

こわれる
毀れる
Intransitive
Ichidan verb
Freq #1636
1

to be broken; to break; to fall apart; to collapse; to be destroyed; to be damaged

Examples
ã‚ãŽåŖŠã‚ŒãŸčŠąį“ļはįĨ–įˆļぎもぎです。
That broken vase is my grandfather's.
2

to break (down); to stop working

Examples
ã“ãŽã‚¤ãƒ¤ãƒ›ãƒŗã¯åŖŠã‚ŒãĻいぞす。
These earphones don't work.
3

to fall through (of a plan, deal, etc.); to collapse; to break down (of a relationship, negotiations, etc.); to be broken off; to be ruined (of an atmosphere, one's image, etc.)

Examples
ã„ã•ã‹ã„ã§į§ãŸãĄãŽčžå’ŒãŒåŖŠã‚ŒãŸã€‚
Quarrelling spoiled our unity.
毀す
こわす
Godan verb
Transitive
Freq #1736
1

to break; to destroy; to demolish

Examples
そぎäē‹ãŒåŊŧぎすずãĻぎå¤ĸã‚’åŖŠã—ãŸã€‚
That destroyed all his dreams.
2

to wreck; to ruin; to spoil; to damage

3

to break (a bill, etc.)

ãģうかい
å´ŠæŊ°
īŊžã™ã‚‹ Verb
Noun
Intransitive
Freq #3459
1

collapse; crumbling; breaking down; caving in

Examples
チãƒĨãƒŧダãƒŧ朝はīŧ‘īŧ–īŧīŧ“åš´ãĢå´ŠåŖŠã—ãŸã€‚
The Tudor Dynasty fell in the year 1603.
2

Physics

(radioactive) decay; disintegration

かいめつ
æŊ°æģ…
īŊžã™ã‚‹ Verb
Noun
Intransitive
Freq #8444
1

(complete) destruction; annihilation; devastation

Examples
媊æģ…ããŽã‚‚ãŽãŒčąŠã‹ãĒį”Ÿå‘Ŋã‚’į”Ÿã‚€ã€‚
Mere decay produces richer life.
はかいりょく
Noun
Freq #9132
1

destructive power; destructive energy; destructive force

ãļãĄã“ã‚ã™
æ‰“ãĄåŖŠã™
æ‰“ãĄæ¯€ã™
Godan verb
Transitive
Freq #12996
1

to destroy; to break (by striking); to smash; to knock down

Examples
åŊŧã‚‰ã¯įŽąã‚’ã“ãĒごãĒãĢæ‰“ãĄåŖŠã—ãŸã€‚
They knocked the box to pieces.
2

to ruin (a plan, atmosphere, etc.); to spoil; to wreck

ãļãŖã“ã‚ã™
æ‰“ãŖåŖŠã™
æ‰“ãŖæ¯€ã™
Godan verb
Transitive
Freq #14768
1

Colloquial

to destroy; to break (by striking); to smash; to knock down

Examples
į§ã€ã‚‚ã†ã‚ĸッã‚ŋマãĢããŸãŽã§ã€å¤§åŖ°ã§åĢãŗãŸã„ã—ã€ã‚ã‚‰ã‚†ã‚‹ã‚‚ãŽã‚’ãļãŖã“ã‚ã—ãŸã„ã‚īŧ
I'm so mad I want to scream and break everything!
2

Colloquial

to ruin (a plan, atmosphere, etc.); to spoil; to wreck

とうかい
倒æŊ°
īŊžã™ã‚‹ Verb
Noun
Intransitive
Freq #17160
1

destruction; collapse; crumbling

Examples
īŧ‘é€ąé–“åžŒãĢ、そぎåŽļã¯å€’åŖŠã—ãŸã€‚
Down fell the house a week later.
ã‘ãŖã‹ã„
æąēæŊ°
īŊžã™ã‚‹ Verb
Noun
Intransitive
Transitive
Freq #17631
1

burst (e.g. dam, embankment, levee); breach; collapse; washout; rupture

Examples
大雨ぎためãĢダムがæąēåŖŠã—ãŸã€‚
The dam burst owing to the heavy rain.
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