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What is the Kanji for 'Break'? | 毀

If you are wondering what is the Japanese Kanji for 'Break', you've come to the right place!

The Japanese Kanji for 'Break' is 毀.

    kanji

    毀

    Meaning

    Break

    Reading

    kunyomiこわ

    kowa

    そし

    soshi

    こぼ

    kobo

    onyomiき

    ki

    Parts

    臼Mortar 土Soil 殳Pike

    Radical

    殳

    Stroke Count

    13

    Grade

    10

    Frequency

    1967

    Handwriting

Parts of the Kanji 毀

If you visually break down this kanji, you can see it is made up of 3 parts:

    kanji

    臼

    Meaning

    Mortar

    kanji

    土

    Meaning

    Soil

    radical

    殳

    Meaning

    Pike

Kanji Related to 毀 Through the Part 土

These 60 kanji contain the part 土 as well.

    kanji

    園

    Meaning

    Garden

    kanji

    垂

    Meaning

    Hang down

    kanji

    垣

    Meaning

    Fence, Hedge

    kanji

    塊

    Meaning

    Lump

    kanji

    塾

    Meaning

    Private school, Cram school

    kanji

    域

    Meaning

    Area, Limits

    kanji

    塚

    Meaning

    Mound, Tumulus

    kanji

    墳

    Meaning

    Mound, Tomb

    kanji

    塔

    Meaning

    Tower

    kanji

    堅

    Meaning

    Firm, Solid

    kanji

    墾

    Meaning

    Reclaim

    kanji

    堤

    Meaning

    Embankment

    kanji

    寺

    Meaning

    Temple

    kanji

    生

    Meaning

    Life

    kanji

    里

    Meaning

    Hometown

    kanji

    地

    Meaning

    Ground

    kanji

    壌

    Meaning

    Lot, Arable soil

    kanji

    赤

    Meaning

    Red

    kanji

    均

    Meaning

    Equal, Even

    kanji

    吐

    Meaning

    Spit, Spew

    kanji

    至

    Meaning

    Arrive, Climax

    kanji

    去

    Meaning

    Past

    kanji

    塩

    Meaning

    Salt

    kanji

    坊

    Meaning

    Boy, Sonny

    kanji

    坪

    Meaning

    Tsubo, Two mat area

    kanji

    塞

    Meaning

    Block up

    kanji

    墨

    Meaning

    Ink, Black ink

    kanji

    堆

    Meaning

    Piled high

    kanji

    坑

    Meaning

    Pit

    kanji

    壊

    Meaning

    Demolition, Break down

    kanji

    増

    Meaning

    Increase

    kanji

    坂

    Meaning

    Slope

    kanji

    堂

    Meaning

    Hall

    kanji

    王

    Meaning

    King

    kanji

    墜

    Meaning

    Fall, Crash

    kanji

    走

    Meaning

    Run

    kanji

    堀

    Meaning

    Ditch, Moat

    kanji

    城

    Meaning

    Castle

    kanji

    角

    Meaning

    Corner, Angle

    kanji

    先

    Meaning

    Before, Previous

    kanji

    塀

    Meaning

    Wall, Fence

    kanji

    場

    Meaning

    Place

    kanji

    基

    Meaning

    Base, Fundation

    kanji

    堪

    Meaning

    Endure

    kanji

    埋

    Meaning

    Bury

    kanji

    壁

    Meaning

    Wall

    kanji

    墓

    Meaning

    Grave

    kanji

    塑

    Meaning

    Model

    kanji

    培

    Meaning

    Cultivate

    kanji

    社

    Meaning

    Company

    kanji

    塗

    Meaning

    Plaster, Paint

    kanji

    境

    Meaning

    Boundary, Border

    kanji

    幸

    Meaning

    Happiness

    kanji

    型

    Meaning

    Model, Type

    kanji

    埼

    Meaning

    Cape

    kanji

    堕

    Meaning

    Fallen, Degenerate

    kanji

    壇

    Meaning

    Platform, Podium

    kanji

    塁

    Meaning

    Base, Small fort

    kanji

    執

    Meaning

    Seize, Execute

    kanji

    圧

    Meaning

    Pressure

Kanji Related to 毀 Through the Part 殳

These 14 kanji contain the part 殳 as well.

    kanji

    設

    Meaning

    Set up, Establish

    kanji

    撃

    Meaning

    Beat, Strike

    kanji

    殻

    Meaning

    Shell, Husk

    kanji

    没

    Meaning

    Sink, Drown

    kanji

    段

    Meaning

    Step, Stairs

    kanji

    殺

    Meaning

    Kill

    kanji

    役

    Meaning

    Duty

    kanji

    殿

    Meaning

    Palace, Formal honorific title

    kanji

    股

    Meaning

    Crotch, Thigh

    kanji

    投

    Meaning

    Throw

    kanji

    穀

    Meaning

    Grain, Cereal

    kanji

    般

    Meaning

    Sort, Carrier

    kanji

    殴

    Meaning

    Beat, Assault

    kanji

    疫

    Meaning

    Epidemic

Learn the Kanji 毀

Let's make sure you fully understand this kanji.

What does 毀 mean?

毀 means 'Break'.

Japanese school students learn this kanji in Senior Highschool, while non-native learners often study it for the JLPT exam.

To help you master this kanji, here's an interactive lesson where you'll practice its readings and meanings.