Japanese symbol for “ruining”

ぶち壊し

ぶちこわし

Romaji: buchikowashi

destruction; demolition; smashing apart; tearing down

In Japanese, ruining is ぶち壊し, read ぶちこわし (buchikowashi).

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Meanings

n destruction; demolition; smashing apart; tearing down
n spoiling; ruining

Written forms: ぶち壊し、打ち壊し、打ち毀し、打ちこわし. Readings: ぶちこわし.

Kanji and stroke order

壊

demolition, break, destroy

on: カイ、エ
kun: こわ.す、こわ.れる、やぶ.る

16 strokes · JLPT 1

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

Word	Reading	Meaning
破壊	はかい hakai	destruction; disruption
崩壊	ほうかい houkai	collapse; crumbling; breaking down
壊す	こわす kowasu	to break; to destroy; to demolish
壊れる	こわれる kowareru	to be broken; to break; to fall apart
壊滅	かいめつ kaimetsu	(complete) destruction; annihilation; devastation
倒壊	とうかい toukai	destruction; collapse; crumbling

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