Word details

打ち壊す

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 打ち壊す.

Dictionary

Entry

打ち壊すちこわ打ち毀すTransitiveGodan verbFreq #86506
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

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

strike, hit, knock, pound, dozen

5 strokesFrequency 239JLPT N2Grade 3

On

ダース

Kun

う.つう.ち-ぶ.つ

Nanori

うち

demolition, break, destroy

16 strokesFrequency 727JLPT N1Grade 8

On

カイ

Kun

こわ.すこわ.れるやぶ.る

break, destroy, censure, be chipped, be scratched, be broken, be ruined

13 strokesGrade 8

On

Kun

こぼ.つこわ.すこぼ.れるこわ.れるそし.るやぶ.る

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