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毀 means 'destroy'

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Strokes : 13    Frequency: 2790   JLPT: N1    Usefulness: 5    Study set: 5-49    Grade: 8   Intermediate lesson: -    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 11 words   Used in 24 words   Used in 1 name   Component in 2 kanji (0 Jōyō)
Jōyō (常用)
On
   キ
Kun    こわ to destroy   こぼ   こぼれる   こわれる   そし   やぶ
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Learn about a long-term movement that nearly eradicated Buddhism in Japan, destroying many thousands of temples. See what "praise and criticism cancel each other out” means. Discover how to say, "The best thing is to destroy them," "They called off their engagement," "That destroyed all his dreams," "The old building was demolished," and "The actress sued the magazine for libel."
⿰  ⿱   mortar   ground; earth   lance shaft  
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In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 毀 is used 1 time, read 1 way.
Across all words in Japanese, 毀 is used 22 times, read 3 ways.
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damage; injury; defamation; waste
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Most common form: 壊す
'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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こぼ : 4 words FIND ALL
'tsu' godan verb, transitive verb
to destroy; to break; to damage
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Henshall: Joy o' Kanji : 1954  Key to Kanji:

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キ   destroy
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キュウ   うす a mortar   
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yo = to yell / say hi
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ド   ト   ground; earth   つち ground, earth, soil   
lance shaft   
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キ    table   
また again   
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