Entry
  1. Godan verb with 'su' ending, Transitive verb

    to demolish; to tear down; to pull down

    その古い建物は取り壊された。
    The old building was broken down.

Also written 取り毀す【とりこわす】

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Characters in this word

2
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

take, fetch, take up

Kun
と.ると.りと.り-とり-ど.り
On
シュ
Strokes
8
Taught
Grade 3
JLPT
N3
Frequency
122 of 2500
Radical
again
WaniKani
Level 16

Built from

Used in names as

どる

Dictionary and index codes (33)
CodeReference
1-6-2SKIP code
6e2.2The Kanji Dictionary
1714.0Four corner code
3267deroo
53d6Unicode hex code
1-28-72JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
3699Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
679New Nelson (John Haig)
1262New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1613Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
847Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1162Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
819Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
882Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
190A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
650Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
108Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
3158Morohashi
301A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
65Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
65Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
238sakade
393Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
317henshall3
303Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
194crowley
270Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
269Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
827Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
qu3Pinyin reading
chwiKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
16WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

demolition, break, destroy

Kun
こわ.すこわ.れるやぶ.る
On
カイ
Strokes
16
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N1
Frequency
727 of 2500
Radical
earth
WaniKani
Level 29

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (30)
CodeReference
1-3-13SKIP code
3b13.3The Kanji Dictionary
4413.2Four corner code
1465deroo
58caUnicode hex code
1-18-85JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1147Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1102New Nelson (John Haig)
756New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
934Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
524Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
684Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
400Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
427Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1266A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2602Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1578Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
5541PMorohashi
1066A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1407Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1496Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1171Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1822Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1038Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
390Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
407Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
huai4, pi1Pinyin reading
koeKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
29WaniKani level