壊す

N4

こわす

毀す

[kowasu]

Illustration for 壊す

Meanings

1.GodanTransitive

to break; to destroy; to demolish

2.GodanTransitive

to wreck; to ruin; to spoil; to damage

3.GodanTransitive

to break (a bill, etc.)

Related Words

折る（おる）synonym
to break; to fracture; to break off; to snap off; to pick (e.g. flowers)
砕く（くだく）synonym
to break (into pieces); to smash; to crush; to shatter; to grind (into powder);…

Examples

弟が私のおもちゃを壊しました。

My younger brother broke my toy.

大切なものなので壊さないでください。

Please don't break it.

機械を壊してしまいました。

I broke the machine.