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Vol. 1073
| Strokes | 16 |
| On-reading | kai |
| Kun-reading | kowa(su), kowa(reru) |
| Meanings |
to break down |
Radical: tsuchihen
Useful Compounds
| Reading | Meaning |
| hakai | destruction |
| houkai | collapse, crumbling |
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