Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 倒壊(とうかい) in Japanese

倒壊, 倒潰
Kana Reading
とうかい
Romaji
tōkai
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
    Meaning
    destruction; collapse; crumbling
    Example sentence
    その地震全村倒壊した The whole village was laid flat by the earthquake.

Examples of 倒壊, 倒潰, とうかい in a sentence



Kanji in this word

JLPT 3

10 strokes

overthrow, fall, collapse, drop, break down

On'Yomi: トウ

Kun'Yomi: たお.れる, -だお.れ, たお.す, さかさま, さかさ, さかしま

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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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15 strokes

crush, smash, break, dissipate

On'Yomi: カイ, エ

Kun'Yomi: つぶ.す, つぶ.れる, つい.える

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