壊す (こわす) — to break, to destroy, to demolish
壊す
to break
Frequency #3052
Frequency rank among common Japanese words. Lower number = more common.
2 characters
godan verb (-su) · transitive
Part of speech (JMdict: v5s, vt)
kowasu
Pitch高低アクセント — Tokyo-dialect pitch accent. The number is the drop position: 0 = heiban (no drop), 1 = atamadaka (drops after 1st mora), N = drops after Nth mora. The line above each mora marks high pitch; below, low.
こわす[2] nakadaka 中高
Synth audio is approximate — the diagram is the canonical reference.
Meanings
- to break
- to destroy
- to demolish