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壊 means 'break'

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Strokes : 16    Frequency: 923   JLPT: N1    Usefulness: 5    Study set: 5-8    Grade: 8   Intermediate lesson: -    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 18 words   Used in 106 words   Used in 4 names   Not used as a component
Jōyō (常用)
Common readings
On
   カイ
Kun
   こわす to break, smash   こわれる to break, fall apart
Additional readings
On    エ
Kun    やぶる
Variants
壞  
Notes
The right hand side is originally descended from 褱 (conceal), a rare component used in two Joyo (壊 and 懐 (nostalgic)).
Components
⿰  土 ground; earth  ⿳  十 ten  罒 (网) net  衣 clothes  
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See also
衷 inmost  
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Most useful words by reading
In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 壊 is used 5 times, read 2 ways.
Across all words in Japanese, 壊 is used 105 times, read 4 ways.
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カイ : 77 words FIND ALL
ほ う か い 0
1. collapse; crumbling; breaking down; caving in  (see also: 崩れる)
2. decay  (see also: α崩壊; physics terminology)
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エ : 12 words FIND ALL
noun
toxic epidermal necrosis
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こわす : 15 words FIND ALL
こ わ す 2
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to break; to destroy; to demolish
2. to wreck; to ruin; to spoil; to damage
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やぶる : 1 word FIND ALL
to tear; to break; to destroy; to break through (opponent's defense etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to shatter (dream, peace, etc.); to disturb; to violate (a rule etc.); to break (a promise etc.); to break (a record)
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An additional こわ.れる less common words include 壊 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
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Additional data
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壊
カイ   こわす to break, smash   こわれる to break, fall apart   
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十
ジュウ   ジッ   と    とお ten   
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一
イチ   イツ   ひとつ    ひと- one   
丨
stick   
罒
net
衣
イ   ころも clothes   
土
ド   ト   ground; earth   つち ground, earth, soil   
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