Free Online Kanji Etymology Dictionary
(A comprehensive Free Online Kanji Etymology Dictionary for the Web)
An Etymological Dictionary of Chinese Character Interpretations
By Lawrence J. Howell and Hikaru Morimoto
– Covering more than 6,500 Chinese characters as used in Japan –
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Kanji Search Results
壊 (16)
カイ ; エ
こわ（す・れる）
Formerly 壞
As per 褱 (Type 1 Phonetic) as described in 懐 (fall and be absorbed) + 土 earth → collapsing pile of earth, absorbed by the ground (compare 崩 and 随) → collapse; destruction → pull/tear down; breakage; damage; injury.
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