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毀 — 13 strokes / Radical「殳」

道
2High school graduate / general / 13 strokes / Radical「殳」
On
キき · ki
Kun
こぼ.つ・こわ.す・こぼ.れる・こわ.れる・そし.る・やぶ.るkobo.tsu · kowa.su · kobo.reru · kowa.reru · soshi.ru · yabu.ru
Meaning
break; damage

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

A hand striking plus a mortar: to smash something to pieces.

OFFICIAL READINGS

Readings and examples

Onキきki毀損きそん毀誉きよ

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 毀損きそん

    damage; defamation

  • 毀誉きよ

    praise and blame

More words with this kanji

  • 詆毀ていき

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

それは名誉(めいよ)を毀損(きそん)する行為(こうい)だ。

That is an act that damages a person’s reputation.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

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CompoundRadicalReading

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