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    3. 壊す

    壊す

    壊こわす​

    to break

    N4KMT8News #19+1CoreVerb, TransitiveDaily LifeKanji Vocab18 strokes

    毀す

    こわす

    Verb, Transitive

    1.
    to break, to destroy, to demolish
    2.
    to wreck, to ruin, to spoil, to damage
    3.
    to break (a bill, etc.)

    Stroke 0 / 18

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    子こ供どもが誤あやまって花か瓶びんを壊こわしてしまった。

    The child accidentally broke the vase.

    KMT5Daily Life
    大だい事じなデータを誤あやまって壊こわしてしまい、復ふっ旧きゅうに時じ間かんがかかった。

    I accidentally corrupted important data, and it took time to recover it.

    KMT7Daily LifeTechnology
    彼かれは古ふるいい家えを壊こわして新あたらしいビルを建たてる計けい画かくだ。

    He plans to demolish the old house and build a new building.

    KMT8Daily LifeHome & Housing
    彼かれは健けん康こうを壊こわしてまで仕し事ごとに没ぼっ頭とうしていた。

    He was so absorbed in his work that he ruined his health.

    KMT8Work & CareerMedicine & Health
    信しん頼らい関かん係けいを一いち度ど壊こわしてしまうと、元もとに戻もどすのは非ひ常じょうに難むずかしい。

    Once a relationship of trust is broken, it is extremely difficult to restore it.

    KMT9Emotions & PsychologyFamily & Relationships

    Characters that make up this word

    壊
    こわ.す・こわ.れる・やぶ.る…(2)
    demolition・break・destroy
    Kanji
    す
    su
    Kana
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