"壊す" meaning in Japanese

See 壊す in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: [ko̞β̞a̠sɨ]
Head templates: {{ja-verb|こわす|tr=trans|type=1}} 壊(こわ)す • (kowasu) transitive godan (stem 壊(こわ)し (kowashi), past 壊(こわ)した (kowashita)) Inflection templates: {{ja-conj-bungo|こは|4-s}} Forms: 壊す [canonical] (ruby: (こわ)), kowasu [romanization], 壊し [stem] (ruby: (こわ)), 壊した [past] (ruby: (こわ)), no-table-tags [table-tags], 壊さ [error-unrecognized-form], こわさ [error-unrecognized-form], kowasa [error-unrecognized-form], 壊し [error-unrecognized-form], こわし [error-unrecognized-form], kowashi [error-unrecognized-form], 壊す [error-unrecognized-form], こわす [error-unrecognized-form], kowasu [error-unrecognized-form], 壊せ [error-unrecognized-form], こわせ [error-unrecognized-form], kowase [error-unrecognized-form], 壊される [passive], こわされる [passive], kowasareru [passive], 壊させる [causative], 壊さす [causative], こわさせる [causative], こわさす [causative], kowasaseru [causative], kowasasu [causative], 壊せる [potential], こわせる [potential], kowaseru [potential], 壊そう [volitional], こわそう [volitional], kowasō [volitional], 壊さない [negative], こわさない [negative], kowasanai [negative], 壊さず [continuative, negative], こわさず [continuative, negative], kowasazu [continuative, negative], 壊します [formal], こわします [formal], kowashimasu [formal], 壊した [perfective], こわした [perfective], kowashita [perfective], 壊して [conjunctive], こわして [conjunctive], kowashite [conjunctive], 壊せば [conditional, hypothetical], こわせば [conditional, hypothetical], kowaseba [conditional, hypothetical], no-table-tags [table-tags], 壊さ [irrealis, stem], こはさ [irrealis, stem], kofasa [irrealis], 壊し [continuative, stem], こはし [continuative, stem], kofasi [continuative], 壊す [stem, terminative], こはす [stem, terminative], kofasu [terminative], 壊す [attributive, stem], こはす [attributive, stem], kofasu [attributive], 壊せ [realis, stem], こはせ [realis, stem], kofase [realis], 壊せ [imperative, stem], こはせ [imperative, stem], kofase [imperative], 壊さず [negative], こはさず [negative], kofasazu [negative], 壊せど [contrastive], こはせど [contrastive], kofasedo [contrastive], 壊せば [causative], こはせば [causative], kofaseba [causative], 壊さば [conditional], こはさば [conditional], kofasaba [conditional], 壊しき [past], こはしき [past], kofasiki [past], 壊しけり [past], こはしけり [past], kofasikeri [past], 壊しつ [perfect], こはしつ [perfect], kofasitu [perfect], 壊しぬ [perfect], こはしぬ [perfect], kofasinu [perfect], 壊せり [continuative, perfect], 壊したり [continuative, perfect], こはせり [continuative, perfect], こはしたり [continuative, perfect], kofaseri [continuative, perfect], kofasitari [continuative, perfect], 壊さむ [volitional], こはさむ [volitional], kofasamu [volitional]
  1. to break, destroy, ruin, wreck (something) Synonyms: 破壊する (hakaisuru) (ruby: 破壊(はかい)), 潰す (tsubusu) (ruby: (つぶ))
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  "antonyms": [
    {
      "english": "build, construct",
      "roman": "tateru",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "建",
          "た"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "建てる"
    },
    {
      "english": "build, construct",
      "roman": "kizuku",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "築",
          "きず"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "築く"
    },
    {
      "english": "make, produce",
      "roman": "tsukuru",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "造",
          "つく"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "造る"
    }
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "壊す",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "壊",
          "こわ"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kowasu",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "壊し",
      "roman": "kowashi",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "壊",
          "こわ"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "壊した",
      "roman": "kowashita",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "壊",
          "こわ"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ja-go-su",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "壊さ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "こわさ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kowasa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "壊し",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "こわし",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kowashi",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "壊す",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "こわす",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kowasu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "壊せ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "こわせ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kowase",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "壊される",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "passive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "こわされる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "passive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kowasareru",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "passive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "壊させる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "壊さす",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "こわさせる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "こわさす",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kowasaseru",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kowasasu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "壊せる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "potential"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "こわせる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "potential"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kowaseru",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "potential"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "壊そう",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "こわそう",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kowasō",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "壊さない",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "こわさない",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kowasanai",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "壊さず",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "こわさず",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kowasazu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "壊します",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "こわします",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kowashimasu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "壊した",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "こわした",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kowashita",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "壊して",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "こわして",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kowashite",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "壊せば",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "hypothetical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "こわせば",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "hypothetical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kowaseba",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "hypothetical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ja-conj-bungo",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "壊さ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "irrealis",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "こはさ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "irrealis",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kofasa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "irrealis"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "壊し",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "こはし",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kofasi",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "壊す",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "stem",
        "terminative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "こはす",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "stem",
        "terminative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kofasu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "terminative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "壊す",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "attributive",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "こはす",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "attributive",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kofasu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "attributive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "壊せ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "realis",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "こはせ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "realis",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kofase",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "realis"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "壊せ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "こはせ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kofase",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "壊さず",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "こはさず",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kofasazu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "壊せど",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "contrastive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "こはせど",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "contrastive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kofasedo",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "contrastive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "壊せば",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "こはせば",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kofaseba",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "壊さば",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "こはさば",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kofasaba",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "壊しき",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "こはしき",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kofasiki",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "壊しけり",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "こはしけり",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kofasikeri",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "壊しつ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "こはしつ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kofasitu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "壊しぬ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "こはしぬ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kofasinu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "壊せり",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "壊したり",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "こはせり",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "こはしたり",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kofaseri",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kofasitari",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "壊さむ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "こはさむ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kofasamu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "こわす",
        "tr": "trans",
        "type": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "壊(こわ)す • (kowasu) transitive godan (stem 壊(こわ)し (kowashi), past 壊(こわ)した (kowashita))",
      "name": "ja-verb"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "こは",
        "2": "4-s"
      },
      "name": "ja-conj-bungo"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Japanese",
  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese godan verbs ending with -su",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese links with manual fragments",
          "parents": [
            "Links with manual fragments",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese links with redundant alt parameters",
          "parents": [
            "Links with redundant alt parameters",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese links with redundant wikilinks",
          "parents": [
            "Links with redundant wikilinks",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese terms with 1 kanji",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys",
          "parents": [
            "Terms with redundant sortkeys",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "(accidentally) break one's smartphone",
          "roman": "sumaho o kowashiteshimau",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "壊",
              "こわ"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "スマホを壊してしまう",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "to give oneself an upset stomach",
          "roman": "onaka o kowasu",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "腹",
              "なか"
            ],
            [
              "壊",
              "こわ"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "お腹を壊す",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to break, destroy, ruin, wreck (something)"
      ],
      "id": "en-壊す-ja-verb-9EZncxXB",
      "links": [
        [
          "break",
          "break"
        ],
        [
          "destroy",
          "destroy"
        ],
        [
          "ruin",
          "ruin"
        ],
        [
          "wreck",
          "wreck"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "roman": "hakaisuru",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "破壊",
              "はかい"
            ]
          ],
          "word": "破壊する"
        },
        {
          "roman": "tsubusu",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "潰",
              "つぶ"
            ]
          ],
          "word": "潰す"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "other": "こわす"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ko̞β̞a̠sɨ]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "壊す"
}
{
  "antonyms": [
    {
      "english": "build, construct",
      "roman": "tateru",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "建",
          "た"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "建てる"
    },
    {
      "english": "build, construct",
      "roman": "kizuku",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "築",
          "きず"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "築く"
    },
    {
      "english": "make, produce",
      "roman": "tsukuru",
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          "造",
          "つく"
        ]
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    }
  ],
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      "form": "壊す",
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        [
          "壊",
          "こわ"
        ]
      ],
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        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kowasu",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "壊し",
      "roman": "kowashi",
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        [
          "壊",
          "こわ"
        ]
      ],
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        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "壊した",
      "roman": "kowashita",
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        [
          "壊",
          "こわ"
        ]
      ],
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        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ja-go-su",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "壊さ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "こわさ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kowasa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "壊し",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "こわし",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kowashi",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "壊す",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "こわす",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kowasu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "壊せ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "こわせ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kowase",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "壊される",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "passive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "こわされる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "passive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kowasareru",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "passive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "壊させる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "壊さす",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "こわさせる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "こわさす",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kowasaseru",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kowasasu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "壊せる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "potential"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "こわせる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "potential"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kowaseru",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "potential"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "壊そう",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "こわそう",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kowasō",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "壊さない",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "こわさない",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kowasanai",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "壊さず",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "こわさず",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kowasazu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "壊します",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "こわします",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kowashimasu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "壊した",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "こわした",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kowashita",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "壊して",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "こわして",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kowashite",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "壊せば",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "hypothetical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "こわせば",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "hypothetical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kowaseba",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "hypothetical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ja-conj-bungo",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "壊さ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "irrealis",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "こはさ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "irrealis",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kofasa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "irrealis"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "壊し",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "こはし",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kofasi",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "壊す",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "stem",
        "terminative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "こはす",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "stem",
        "terminative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kofasu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "terminative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "壊す",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "attributive",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "こはす",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "attributive",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kofasu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "attributive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "壊せ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "realis",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "こはせ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "realis",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kofase",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "realis"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "壊せ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "こはせ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kofase",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "壊さず",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "こはさず",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kofasazu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "壊せど",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "contrastive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "こはせど",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "contrastive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kofasedo",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "contrastive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "壊せば",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "こはせば",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kofaseba",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "壊さば",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "こはさば",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kofasaba",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "壊しき",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "こはしき",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kofasiki",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "壊しけり",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "こはしけり",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kofasikeri",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "壊しつ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "こはしつ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kofasitu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "壊しぬ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "こはしぬ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kofasinu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "壊せり",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "壊したり",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "こはせり",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "こはしたり",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kofaseri",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kofasitari",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "壊さむ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "こはさむ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kofasamu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "こわす",
        "tr": "trans",
        "type": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "壊(こわ)す • (kowasu) transitive godan (stem 壊(こわ)し (kowashi), past 壊(こわ)した (kowashita))",
      "name": "ja-verb"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "こは",
        "2": "4-s"
      },
      "name": "ja-conj-bungo"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Japanese",
  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Japanese entries with incorrect language header",
        "Japanese godan verbs",
        "Japanese godan verbs ending with -su",
        "Japanese lemmas",
        "Japanese links with manual fragments",
        "Japanese links with redundant alt parameters",
        "Japanese links with redundant wikilinks",
        "Japanese terms spelled with secondary school kanji",
        "Japanese terms with 1 kanji",
        "Japanese terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys",
        "Japanese terms with usage examples",
        "Japanese transitive verbs",
        "Japanese verbs",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "(accidentally) break one's smartphone",
          "roman": "sumaho o kowashiteshimau",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "壊",
              "こわ"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "スマホを壊してしまう",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "to give oneself an upset stomach",
          "roman": "onaka o kowasu",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "腹",
              "なか"
            ],
            [
              "壊",
              "こわ"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "お腹を壊す",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to break, destroy, ruin, wreck (something)"
      ],
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        [
          "break",
          "break"
        ],
        [
          "destroy",
          "destroy"
        ],
        [
          "ruin",
          "ruin"
        ],
        [
          "wreck",
          "wreck"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "other": "こわす"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ko̞β̞a̠sɨ]"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "roman": "hakaisuru",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "破壊",
          "はかい"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "破壊する"
    },
    {
      "roman": "tsubusu",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "潰",
          "つぶ"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "潰す"
    }
  ],
  "word": "壊す"
}

Download raw JSONL data for 壊す meaning in Japanese (9.7kB)

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  "called_from": "parser/1336",
  "msg": "no corresponding start tag found for </span>",
  "path": [
    "壊す"
  ],
  "section": "Japanese",
  "subsection": "verb",
  "title": "壊す",
  "trace": ""
}

{
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  "msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'Mizenkei (\"imperfective\")'",
  "path": [
    "壊す"
  ],
  "section": "Japanese",
  "subsection": "verb",
  "title": "壊す",
  "trace": ""
}

{
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  "msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'Ren’yōkei (\"continuative\")'",
  "path": [
    "壊す"
  ],
  "section": "Japanese",
  "subsection": "verb",
  "title": "壊す",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "inflection/735",
  "msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'Shūshikei (\"terminal\")'",
  "path": [
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  ],
  "section": "Japanese",
  "subsection": "verb",
  "title": "壊す",
  "trace": ""
}

{
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  "path": [
    "壊す"
  ],
  "section": "Japanese",
  "subsection": "verb",
  "title": "壊す",
  "trace": ""
}

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  "path": [
    "壊す"
  ],
  "section": "Japanese",
  "subsection": "verb",
  "title": "壊す",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "inflection/735",
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  "subsection": "verb",
  "title": "壊す",
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}

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