Japanese symbol for “destroying”
撃破
げきは
Romaji: gekiha
defeating; crushing; smashing; destroying
In Japanese, destroying is 撃破, read げきは (gekiha).
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Meanings
- n, vs, vt defeating; crushing; smashing; destroying
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “destroying”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 討滅 | とうめつ toumetsu | destroying; annihilating; eradicating |
| 毀壊 | きかい kikai | breaking; demolishing; smashing |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 攻撃 | こうげき kougeki | attack; assault; raid |
| 衝撃 | しょうげき shougeki | impact; shock; impulse |
| 撃つ | うつ utsu | to shoot (a gun, person, etc.); to fire |
| 襲撃 | しゅうげき shuugeki | (surprise) attack; assault; raid |
| 爆撃 | ばくげき bakugeki | bombing (raid) |
| 目撃 | もくげき mokugeki | witnessing; observing; sighting |
| 破壊 | はかい hakai | destruction; disruption |
| 突破 | とっぱ toppa | breaking through; breakthrough; penetration |
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.