Mnemonic
The earth shakes violently beneath a towering cross. Before your very eyes, the stone cross crashes down, tearing through your garment and threatening to break everything in its path—walls, pillars, and all.
Additional thoughts
Picture the earthquake toppling a massive stone cross while you watch helplessly, your torn garment flapping in the dusty wind of collapse. The sequence earth → cross → eye → garment mirrors the radical order top-to-bottom.Quick recall
An earthquake topples a cross before your eyes, shredding your garment and breaking everything.Details
The keyword for 壊 is break. This kanji refers to the act of destroying, demolishing, or breaking something apart so that it no longer functions or holds its original form. It conveys a sense of physical destruction or collapse, such as tearing down a structure or shattering an object. It can also be used figuratively to describe the breakdown or ruin of abstract things like relationships or systems.
- On'yomi
- かい、え
- Kun'yomi
- こわ.す、こわ.れる、やぶ.る