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[()··こわ()·]
torikowasu
godan verb, transitive verb

Alternate Written Forms:

[とり()·こわ()·]
torikowasu
[()··こわ()·]
torikowasu
[とり()·こわ()·]
torikowasu

Root Words:

[()·り + こわ()·]
tori + kowasu

English Meaning(s) for 取り壊す

godan verb, transitive verb
  1. to demolish; to tear down; to pull down

Definition and Synonyms for 取り壊す

Breaking the act of breaking something
Synonyms: 取り壊し, 取り壊す, ぶち壊す, 毀損, 破壊
Demolish destroy completely
Synonyms: 取り壊し, 取り壊す, 取り崩す, 取り払う, 取り潰す, 叩き壊す, ぶち壊す, ぶっ壊す, 壊す, 壊滅, 大破, 損壊, 毀つ, 滅ぼす, すり潰す, 潰す, 破壊, 磨り砕く
Take Down tear down so as to make flat with the ground
Synonyms: ばらす, 取り壊し, 取り壊す, 取り崩す, ぶち壊す, 崩す, 破壊, 解体
Demolition an event (or the result of an event) that completely destroys something
Synonyms: 取り壊し, 取り壊す, 取り潰す, ぶち壊す, 壊す, 壊滅, 損壊, 撃滅, 毀棄, 破壊, 粉砕, 絶滅

Meanings for each kanji in 取り壊す

» take; fetch; take up
» demolition; break; destroy

Categories 取り壊す is a member of

Destruct do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of
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Finish event whose occurrence ends something
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Change Of Integrity the act of changing the unity or wholeness of something
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Stroke Order Diagrams for 取り壊す

Conjugations for 取り壊す

masu stem
[()··こわ()·]
torikowashi
Negative stem
[()··こわ()·]
torikowasa
te-form
[()··こわ()··]
torikowashite
Negative te-form
[()··こわ()····]
torikowasanakute
Adverbial Negative Form
[()··こわ()···]
torikowasanaku
Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
[()··こわ()·]
torikowasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
[()··こわ()···]
torikowasanai
Past Indicative Form
[()··こわ()··]
torikowashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
[()··こわ()·····]
torikowasanakatta
Presumptive Form
[()··こわ()··]
torikowasou
Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
[()··こわ()···]
torikowashimasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
[()··こわ()····]
torikowashimasen
Past Indicative Form
[()··こわ()····]
torikowashimashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
[()··こわ()·······]
torikowashimasendeshita
Presumptive Form
[()··こわ()·····]
torikowashimashou
Tai Form
Present Indicative Form
[()··こわ()···]
torikowashitai
Present Indicative Negative Form
[()··こわ()·····]
torikowashitakunai
Past Indicative Form
[()··こわ()·····]
torikowashitakatta
Past Indicative Negative Form
[()··こわ()·······]
torikowashitakunakatta
Adjective stem
[()··こわ()··]
torikowashita
te-form
[()··こわ()····]
torikowashitakute
Negative te-form
[()··こわ()······]
torikowashitakunakute
Adverbial Form
[()··こわ()···]
torikowashitaku
Provisional Form
[()··こわ()·····]
torikowashitakereba
Provisional Negative Form
[()··こわ()·······]
torikowashitakunakereba
Conditional Form
[()··こわ()······]
torikowashitakattara
Conditional Negative Form
[()··こわ()········]
torikowashitakunakattara
Objective Form
[()··こわ()···]
torikowashitasa
Imperative Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
[()··こわ()·]
torikowase
Imperative Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
[()··こわ()····]
torikowashinasai
Provisional Form
Present Indicative Form
[()··こわ()··]
torikowaseba
Present Indicative Negative Form
[()··こわ()·····]
torikowasanakereba
Present Indicative Negative Colloquial Form
[()··こわ()····]
torikowasanakya
Conditional Form
Present Indicative Form
[()··こわ()···]
torikowashitara
Present Indicative Negative Form
[()··こわ()······]
torikowasanakattara
Alternative Form
Present Indicative Form
[()··こわ()···]
torikowashitari
Potential Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
[()··こわ()··]
torikowaseru
Present Indicative Negative Form
[()··こわ()···]
torikowasenai
Past Indicative Form
[()··こわ()··]
torikowaseta
Past Indicative Negative Form
[()··こわ()·····]
torikowasenakatta
masu-stem
[()··こわ()·]
torikowase
te-form
[()··こわ()··]
torikowasete
Negative te-form
[()··こわ()····]
torikowasenakute
Potential Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
[()··こわ()···]
torikowasemasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
[()··こわ()····]
torikowasemasen
Past Indicative Form
[()··こわ()····]
torikowasemashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
[()··こわ()·······]
torikowasemasendeshita
Passive Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
[()··こわ()···]
torikowasareru
Present Indicative Negative Form
[()··こわ()····]
torikowasarenai
Past Indicative Form
[()··こわ()···]
torikowasareta
Past Indicative Negative Form
[()··こわ()······]
torikowasarenakatta
masu stem
[()··こわ()··]
torikowasare
te-form
[()··こわ()···]
torikowasarete
Negative te-form
[()··こわ()·····]
torikowasarenakute
Passive Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
[()··こわ()····]
torikowasaremasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
[()··こわ()·····]
torikowasaremasen
Past Indicative Form
[()··こわ()·····]
torikowasaremashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
[()··こわ()········]
torikowasaremasendeshita
Causative Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
[()··こわ()···]
torikowasaseru
Present Indicative Negative Form
[()··こわ()····]
torikowasasenai
Past Indicative Form
[()··こわ()···]
torikowasaseta
Past Indicative Negative Form
[()··こわ()······]
torikowasasenakatta
masu stem
[()··こわ()··]
torikowasase
te-form
[()··こわ()···]
torikowasasete
Negative te-form
[()··こわ()·····]
torikowasasenakute
Causative Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
[()··こわ()····]
torikowasasemasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
[()··こわ()·····]
torikowasasemasen
Past Indicative Form
[()··こわ()·····]
torikowasasemashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
[()··こわ()········]
torikowasasemasendeshita
Causative Passive Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
[()··こわ()·····]
torikowasaserareru
Present Indicative Negative Form
[()··こわ()······]
torikowasaserarenai
Past Indicative Form
[()··こわ()·····]
torikowasaserareta
Past Indicative Negative Form
[()··こわ()········]
torikowasaserarenakatta
masu stem
[()··こわ()····]
torikowasaserare
te-form
[()··こわ()·····]
torikowasaserarete
Negative te-form
[()··こわ()·······]
torikowasaserarenakute
Causative Passive Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
[()··こわ()······]
torikowasaseraremasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
[()··こわ()·······]
torikowasaseraremasen
Past Indicative Form
[()··こわ()·······]
torikowasaseraremashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
[()··こわ()··········]
torikowasaseraremasendeshita
Colloquial Form
Present Indicative Negative Masculine Form
[()··こわ()··]
torikowasan
Formal Form
Present Indicative Negative Form
[()··こわ()··]
torikowasazu
Classical Form (nu)
Present Indicative Negative Form
[()··こわ()··]
torikowasanu
Classical Form (zaru)
Present Indicative Negative Form
[()··こわ()···]
torikowasazaru

Sample Sentences for 取り壊す

The old houses were torn down to make room for a supermarket.
The old house was taken down.
By demolishing buildings of bygone times, we wipe out every trace of the past forever.
They broke away the bars.
A row of old houses is being destroyed to make way for new flats.

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