壊

Stroke order

Japan

Han character edit

壊 (Kangxi radical 32, 土+13, 16 strokes, cangjie input 土十田女 (GJWV), composition ⿰土⿳十罒衣)

References edit

• Kangxi Dictionary: not present, would follow page 240, character 30
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 5541
• Dae Jaweon: page 480, character 18
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): not present, would follow volume 1, page 491, character 3
• Unihan data for U+58CA

Kanji edit

(common “Jōyō” kanji, shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai form 壞)

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Readings edit

• Go-on: え (e)^{←ゑ (we, historical)}
• Kan-on: かい (kai, Jōyō)^{←くわい (kwai, historical)}
• Kun: こわす (kowasu, 壊す, Jōyō)^{←こはす (kofasu, こはす, historical)}; こわれる (kowareru, 壊れる, Jōyō)^{←こはれる (kofareru, こはれる, historical)}; やぶる (yaburu, 壊る)
• Nanori: つち (tsuchi)

Compounds edit

Etymology edit

From Middle Chinese 壞 (MC kweajH|hweajH).

Pronunciation edit

• IPA^(key): [ka̠i]

Affix edit

壊(かい) • (kai) 

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