打ち壊す

うちこわす

Also written 打ち毀す

Meanings

1. Godan verb, Transitive to destroy; to break (by striking); to smash (to pieces); to knock down See also: ぶち壊す (ぶちこわす).
2. to ruin (e.g. a plan); to wreck; to do away with (an old custom, ideology, etc.); to overthrow (a system); to dismantle

Kanji

• 打 hit. Read as うち.
• 壊 destroy. Read as こわす.

Example sentences

• あなたのお母さんは私たちの結婚をぶち壊そうとしている。
  Your mother is trying to break up our marriage.
• 私、もうアッタマにきたので、大声で叫びたいし、あらゆるものをぶっこわしたいわ！
  I'm so mad I want to scream and break everything!

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