Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 決壊(けっかい) in Japanese

決壊
Kana Reading
けっかい
Romaji
kekkai
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
    Meaning
    break (rip) down
    Example sentence
    大雨のためにダムが決壊した。 The dam burst owing to the heavy rain.

Examples of 決壊, けっかい in a sentence

Kanji in this word

壊 JLPT 1

16 strokes

demolition, break, destroy

On'Yomi: カイ, エ

Kun'Yomi: こわ.す, こわ.れる, やぶ.る

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決 JLPT 3

7 strokes

decide, fix, agree upon, appoint

On'Yomi: ケツ

Kun'Yomi: き.める, -ぎ.め, き.まる, さ.く

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