Japanese

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Kanji in this term

Grade: 5
かい
Grade: S
こう
Grade: 2
さく
Grade: 2
on'yomi kan'on on'yomi
Alternative spelling
破壞工作 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

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Compound of 破壊 (hakai, destruction) +‎ 工作 (kōsaku, construct).

Pronunciation

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  • (Tokyo) かいこーさく [hàkáí kóꜜòsàkù] (Nakadaka – [4])
  • IPA(key): [ha̠ka̠i ko̞ːsa̠kɯ̟]

Noun

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()(かい)(こう)(さく) (hakai kōsaku

  1. sabotage

Verb

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()(かい)(こう)(さく)する (hakai kōsaku suruintransitive suru (stem ()(かい)(こう)(さく) (hakai kōsaku shi), past ()(かい)(こう)(さく)した (hakai kōsaku shita))

  1. to sabotage

Conjugation

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Synonyms

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