See also: 破壞 and 破坏

Japanese

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Kanji in this term

Grade: 5
かい
Grade: S
on'yomi kan'on
Alternative spelling
破壞 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

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Noun

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()(かい) (hakaiはくわい (fakwai)?

  1. destruction, demolition

Derived terms

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Verb

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()(かい)する (hakai surusuru (stem ()(かい) (hakai shi), past ()(かい)した (hakai shita))

  1. destroy; demolish; vandalize
    (おお)戦艦(せんかん)真珠湾(しんじゅわん)破壊(はかい)された
    ōku no senkan ga Shinjuwan de hakai sareta.
    Many battleships were destroyed in Pearl Harbor.

Conjugation

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References

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  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
  3. ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN