19 strokes
Jinmeiyou kanji used in names
Kentei exam level 1

demolition, break, destroy

Kun'yomi
  • こわ
  • こわれる
  • やぶ
On'yomi
  • カイ

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Character Breakdown

demolition, break, destroy
カイ エ こわ.す (Kentei 1)
soil, earth, ground
ド つち は (1st, N5)
garment, clothes, dressing
イ ころも きぬ (4th, N2)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
garment(衣) variant
net radical variant (no. 122)
モウ ボウ あみがしら
two, two radical (no. 7)
ニ ふた ふだ (1st, N5)

References

Unicode hex code 58DE
JIS X 0208 1-52-53
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 1154
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1111
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 803
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 992
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 714
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 2861
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 5590
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3b13.3
Four corner code 4013.2