Entry
  1. Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb, Intransitive verb

    burst (e.g. dam, embankment, levee); breach; collapse; washout; rupture

    大雨のためにダムが決壊した。
    The dam burst owing to the heavy rain.

Also written 決潰【けっかい】

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Characters in this word

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Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

decide, fix, agree upon, appoint

Kun
き.める-ぎ.めき.まるさ.く
On
ケツ
Strokes
7
Taught
Grade 3
JLPT
N3
Frequency
71 of 2500
Radical
water
WaniKani
Level 8

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
1-3-4SKIP code
3a4.6The Kanji Dictionary
3513.0Four corner code
363deroo
6c7aUnicode hex code
1-23-72JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
2509Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
3070New Nelson (John Haig)
263New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
308Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
197Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
233Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1641Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1770Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
94A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
402Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
230Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
17174Morohashi
271A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
356Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
357Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
202sakade
667Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
289henshall3
281Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
138crowley
277Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.5busy_people
1163Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1656Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
jue2Pinyin reading
gyeolKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
8WaniKani 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