Vocabulary
What does 壊す (こわす, kowasu) mean?
壊す (こわす, kowasu) means to break, to damage (something).
Quick facts| Reading | こわす |
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| Romaji | kowasu |
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| Part of speech | godan verb, transitive |
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| Level (estimated, JLPT framework) | N4 |
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N4 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonkowasu
to break, to damage (something)
- 1godan verb · transitive to break; to destroy; to demolish
- 2godan verb · transitive to wreck; to ruin; to spoil
- 3godan verb · transitive to break (a bill, etc.)
Example sentences
弟がおもちゃを壊しました。
My younger brother broke the toy.
古い家を壊して、新しい家を建てます。
We're tearing down the old house and building a new one.
