単語屋Tangoya, “the word shop”
Single kanji#1,300 most used

壊す

こわす2

Pitch accent · 中高 (nakadaka)

to break; to destroy

ITS KANJI

IN A SENTENCE

Tom broke a window.

from Tatoeba · small_snow

IN OTHER SENTENCES

If you work day and night, you will lose your health.

from Tatoeba · bunbuku

MEANINGS

1

to break; to destroy; to demolish

godan verb · transitive

TANGOYA ASKS

2

to wreck; to ruin; to spoil; to damage

godan verb · transitive

3

to break (a bill, etc.)

godan verb · transitive

DETAILS

Kind単漢字, single kanji

Frequency#1,300 most used

Written壊す、毀す

Can be asked asRead, Listen, Recall, Write

Dictionary: JMdict (EDRDG), CC BY-SA 4.0 · pitch: Kanjium