“Break” or “Destroy” in Japanese kanji, and the Stroke Order and Meanings of Kanji “壊”
Japanese Jouyou-kanji “壊” means “Tear”, “Crush” or “Become useless” etc.

Jouyou Kanji “壊”

Jouyou Kanji “壊” Stroke Order
| Stroke # |
16 Strokes |
| On-Yomi |
かい(kai) |
| え(e) |
| Kun-Yomi |
こわ(す)(kowa(su)) |
| やぶ(れる)(yabu(reru)) |
Meanings |
Break, Destroy |
| Be broken, Be defeated |
Kanji words which contain Kanji “壊”, and their meanings
| Words |
Meanings |
| 壊屋(かいおく-ka i o ku) |
Collapsed house, Destructed building |
| 壊血病(かいけつびょう-ka i ke tsu byo u) |
Scurvy |
| 壊敗 or 潰敗(かいはい-ka i ha i) |
① Collapsing down, ② To collapse in the battle |
| 壊廃(かいはい-ka i ha i) |
Devastation, Ruin, Destruction |
| 壊滅 or 潰滅(かいめつ-ka i me tsu) |
Destruction, Annihilation |
| 壊乱or 潰乱(かいらん-ka i ra n) |
Corruption (of order, public morals etc), Destruction, Subversion, Degradation |
| 壊爛(かいらん-ka i ra n) |
Destruction (of skin or flesh etc), To destruct in pieces |
| 瓦壊(がかい-ga ka i) |
Collapse, Crash |
| 朽壊(きゅうかい-kyu u ka i) |
Rotting and crumbling |
| 決壊(けっかい-ke kka i) |
Burst (e.g. dam, embankment, levee), Breach, Collapse, Washout, Rupture |
| 金剛不壊(こんごうふえ-ko n go u fu e) |
Firm and solid, Sturdy and indestructible, Unshakable, Adamantine |
| 倒壊(とうかい-to u ka i) |
Destruction, Collapse, Crumbling |
| 破壊(はかい-ha ka i) |
Breakdown, Consumption, Demolition, Destruction, Lysis, Ruin |
| 崩壊(ほうかい-ho u ka i) |
① Collapse, Crumbling, Breaking down, Caving in, ② (Radioactive) decay, Disintegration |
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