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壊

Demolition

WaniKani level 29JLPT N1Joyo general useTop 500-1,000 Β· #72716 strokes

Meanings

Demolition, Break, Destroy

On'yomi

かい、 え

Chinese-derived readings, typically used in compounds.

Kun'yomi

こわ.す、 こわ.γ‚Œγ‚‹γ€ やぢ.γ‚‹

Native Japanese readings, typically used as standalone words.

Stroke order

Stroke order diagram for 壊

壊 is written in 16 strokes. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

About this kanji

壊 (Demolition) is taught on WaniKani at level 29 and appears in the JLPT N1 kanji set. It is taught in Japanese secondary school as part of the official Joyo kanji list. It ranks #727 in modern newspaper-frequency lists. It is written with 16 strokes.

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