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JLPT N1 kanji · Chapter 17

壊 kanji: meaning, readings and stroke order

break; destroy

On: カイkai エe
Kun: こわすkowasu こわれるkowareru やぶるyaburu やぶれるyabureru

Onreadings from Chinese, in katakanaKunJapanese readings, in hiraganaOn’yomi vs Kun’yomi

壊16 strokes

How to write 壊: stroke order

壊 has 16 strokes. Each step adds the next stroke in red, with a dot where it starts. Tap the large character above to watch it written again.

壊 stroke order diagram with numbered strokes — The stroke order of 壊 in one diagram: each number marks where its stroke starts.

Kanji stroke order: The 10 rules, with animated examples

Stroke order data: KanjiVG by Ulrich Apel and contributors (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Parts of 壊

The parts 壊 is built from, each highlighted where it sits. Parts that are kanji themselves link to their own page.

土
soil; earth
Radical
十
ten
罒 (网)
衣
clothing

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JLPT N1 kanji · Chapter 17

柳 willowOnリュウKunやなぎ拠 basis; occupyOnキョ、コKunよる、よりどころ奉 serve; present respectfullyOnホウ、ブKunたてまつる、まつる、ほうずる壊 break; destroyOnカイ、エKunこわす、こわれる、やぶる益 benefit; profitOnエキ、ヤクKunます、ますます句 phrase; verseOnク、コウKunあたる、まがる属 belong; categoryOnゾク、ショクKunさかん、つく、やから功 achievement; meritOnク、コウKunいさお帝 emperorOnテイ、タイKunみかど賀 congratulateOnガKunよろこぶ