象が踏んでも壊れない ぞうがふんでもこわれない Meanings Expression, い-adjective extremely robust (literally: strong enough for an elephant to step on) Kanji 象 elephant. Read as ゾウ. 踏 step on. Read as ふむ. 壊 destroy. Read as こわれる. Word lists Idioms Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists