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壊 = 土 + 十 + 罒 + 衣
壊 is a Japanese kanji written with 16 strokes, listed here under the keyword “demolition”. It is built from 土 (soil), 十 (ten), 罒 (net) and 衣 (garment). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 427.
- Keyword
- demolition
- RTK frame
- 427
- Strokes
- 16
- On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
- カイ, エ
- Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
- こわ.す, こわ.れる, やぶ.る
- Script
- Japanese kanji
- Also known as
- снос
- Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
- 壊 bad
Decomposition
Primary decomposition
How to find 壊 without knowing its reading
On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “soil” + “ten” + “net”. 壊 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.
Open 壊 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.