VocabJLPT N3
destruction
NounSuru VerbTransitive VerbIntransitive Verb

Definitions

  1. 1. destruction
  2. 2. disruption
  3. 3. (application) crash
  4. 4. Subversion
This noun means destruction or devastation. It describes the act of completely breaking down or ruining something, whether physically, such as a building, or abstractly, such as a relationship or system.

Example sentences

Sentence 1

What made you so angry that you smashed the wall?

Sentence 2

Why did you go out of your way to break the window?

Sentence 3

"This game is the best — you can destroy the whole city!" my little brother shouted.

Sentence 4

My little brother was screaming "I'll destroy everything!"

Sentence 5

Hey, you're joking about destroying the evidence, right?