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    3. 取り崩す

    取り崩す

    取とり​崩くずす​

    to demolish

    KMT9News #30+1Verb, TransitiveBusiness & FinanceKanji Vocab23 strokes

    取崩す取りくずす

    とりくずす

    Verb, Transitive

    1.
    to demolish, to tear down, to pull down
    2.
    to draw on (one's savings, etc.) little by little, to break into (a reserve fund, etc.), to eat into

    Stroke 0 / 23

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    貯ちょ金きんを少すこしずつ取とり崩くずして生せい活かつしている。

    I am living by gradually drawing on my savings.

    KMT7Daily LifeBusiness & Finance
    彼かれは老ろう後ごのために貯つめていた退たい職しょく金きんを取とり崩くずすことになった。

    He ended up having to draw on his retirement savings, which he had accumulated for his old age.

    KMT9Business & FinanceDaily Life
    経けい営えい難なんのため、企き業ぎょうは固こ定てい資し産さんを取とり崩くずして資し金きんを調ちょう達たつした。

    Due to management difficulties, the company liquidated its fixed assets to raise funds.

    KMT9Business & Finance
    災さい害がいで被ひ災さいした建たて物もの多のくは、再さい建けんのために取とり崩くずされる運うん命めいにある。

    Many buildings damaged by the disaster are destined to be torn down for reconstruction.

    KMT9Business & FinanceNature & Environment
    会かい社しゃの緊きん急きゅう事じ態たいに備そなえ、積つみ立たて金きんを取とり崩くずす決けつ断だんが下くだされた。

    A decision was made to break into the reserve fund in preparation for a company emergency.

    KMT10Business & Finance

    Characters that make up this word

    取
    と.る・と.り・と.り-・とり・-ど.り…(2)
    take・fetch・take up
    Kanji
    崩
    くず.れる・-くず.れ・くず.す…(1)
    crumble・die・demolish・level
    Kanji
    り
    ri
    Kana
    す
    su
    Kana
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