| 1150 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1827 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2175 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1683 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1417 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 419 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1628 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1738 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1787 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1069 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1015 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 550 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 727 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1251 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 14439 | Morohashi |
| 821 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2545 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1243 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1331 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1080 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1891 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 朽壊 【キュウカイ】 rotting and crumbling
- 朽廃 【キュウハイ】 decay, dilapidation
- 若朽 【ジャッキュウ】 being young yet unambitious, being young but lacking spirit
- 腐朽 【フキュウ】 decay, deterioration, rot
Kun reading compounds
- 朽ちる 【くちる】 to rot, to decay, to die in obscurity, to be forgotten with time
Readings
- Japanese names:
- くつ
- Korean:
- hu
Spanish
- descomposición
- putrefacción
- decadencia
- descomponerse
- corromperse
- pudrirse
- arruinarse
Portuguese
- decair
- apodrecer
- permanecer recluso
French
- délabré
- pourri
- rester reclus
| 1852 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4a2.6 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-4-2 | SKIP code |
| 1-4-3 | SKIP code |
| 4192.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-21-64 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 673d | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
727 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 壊滅 【カイメツ】 (complete) destruction, annihilation, devastation
- 壊血病 【カイケツビョウ】 scurvy
- 損壊 【ソンカイ】 damage, destruction
- 全壊 【ゼンカイ】 complete destruction
- 壊死 【エシ】 necrosis
- 壊劫 【エコウ】 the kalpa of destruction (the third aeon of the universe)
- 不壊 【フエ】 indestructibility
- 金剛不壊 【コンゴウフエ】 firm and solid, sturdy and indestructible, unshakable, adamantine
Kun reading compounds
- 壊す 【こわす】 to break, to destroy, to demolish, to wreck, to ruin, to spoil, to damage, to break (a bill, etc.)
- 壊れる 【こわれる】 to be broken, to break, to fall apart, to collapse, to be destroyed, to be damaged, to break (down), to stop working, to fall through (of a plan, deal, etc.), to collapse, to break down (of a relationship, negotiations, etc.), to be broken off, to be ruined (of an atmosphere, one's image, etc.)
Readings
- Korean:
- koe
Spanish
- colapso
- derrumbe
- destrucción
- romper
- romperse
- averiarse
Portuguese
- demolição
- quebrar
- destruir
French
- démolition
- casser
- détruire
| 1066 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1266 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1147 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1578 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1171 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2602 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1407 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1496 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1038 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 390 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 934 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 524 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 684 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 407 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 5541P | Morohashi |
| 756 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1102 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 400 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 427 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1822 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1465 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3b13.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-13 | SKIP code |
| 4413.2 | Four corner code |
| 1-18-85 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 58ca | Unicode hex code |