► 動詞
潰す [つぶす] meaning: destroy rank: 1
☆ 二代目が会社を潰した ⇨ The second-generation owner destroyed, ruined, the company (☛ Usually destroy something good through incompetence)
☆ 絶好の機会を潰してしまった ⇨ We ruined the greatest opportunity (☛ Usually destroy something good through incompetence)
潰れる [つぶれる] meaning: destroy rank: 1
☆ 彼の面目が潰れた ⇨ His face got crushed. He lost his face
砕く [(2)くだく] [liter] meaning: destroy rank: 2
☆ 彼女のオリンピック出場の望みは砕かれた ⇨ Her Olympic hope was dashed
砕ける [(3)くだける] meaning: destroy rank: 2
☆ 地震でコンクリートの壁が砕けた ⇨ Concrete walls collapsed by the earthquake
破滅 [はめつ] [破滅する] meaning: destroy rank: 2
☆ 彼は投資に失敗して破滅した ⇨ His investment failed and he was ruined (☛ Institutions, people to become ruined socially, financially, etc.)
ぶち壊す [(4)ぶちこわす] meaning: destroy rank: 2
☆ 彼は折角の楽しい雰囲気をぶち壊した ⇨ He completely ruined the happy atmosphere (☛ Usually used figuratively, to ruin others happiness maliciously)
滅ぼす [(3)ほろぼす] [liter] meaning: destroy rank: 2
☆ 帝国は異民族に滅ぼされた ⇨ The empire was conquered by another tribe
打ちのめす [(4)うちのめす] meaning: destroy rank: 3
☆ 彼女は子供の死に打ちのめされた ⇨ She was devastated by the death of her child
砕け散る [(4)くだけちる] meaning: destroy rank: 3
☆ ガラスの花瓶が砕け散った ⇨ The glass vase got smashed to smithereens
☆ 彼等の希望は砕け散った ⇨ Their hope was dashed
全滅 [ぜんめつ] [全滅する] meaning: destroy rank: 3
☆ 戦闘で艦隊は全滅した ⇨ The entire fleet was destroyed, sunk, in the battle (☛ Become completely destroyed)
殺ぐ [(1)そぐ] meaning: destroy rank: 3
☆ 愚かな上司に部下はやる気を殺がれた ⇨ The stupid boss ruined the morals of his subordinates (☛ Ruin people’s feelings, motivations or good atmosphere)
爆破 [(1)ばくは] [爆破する] meaning: destroy rank: 3
☆ テロリストが大使館を爆破した ⇨ The terrorists bombed the embassy (☛ Destroy with explosives)
踏み躙る [(4)ふみにじる] meaning: destroy rank: 3
☆ 彼は人の好意を踏みにじった ⇨ He stomped on, destroyed, another person’s goodwill (☛ Literally means to step on something and then rub it hard against the ground)
粉砕 [ふんさい] [粉砕する] meaning: destroy rank: 3
☆ 彼等は相手の戦車部隊を粉砕した ⇨ They pulverized, destroyed, the tank fleet of their enemy
蝕む [(3)むしばむ] [liter] meaning: destroy rank: 3
☆ 偏見が社会を蝕んでいる ⇨ Prejudice is eroding the society
☆ 癌が彼の体を蝕んでいる ⇨ Cancer is eating away at his body
打ち崩す [(4)うちくずす] meaning: destroy rank: 4
☆ 彼は大舞台に弱いという評判を打ち崩した ⇨ He smashed the reputation that he wouldn’t perform on big stages
打ち砕く [(4)うちくだく] meaning: destroy rank: 4
☆ 私達の希望は打ち砕かれた ⇨ Our hope was dashed
壊滅 [かいめつ] [壊滅する] meaning: destroy rank: 4
☆ 街は津波で壊滅した ⇨ The town was destroyed by the tsunami
撃砕 [げきさい] [撃砕する] meaning: destroy rank: 4
☆ 彼等は敵軍を撃砕した ⇨ They destroyed the enemy troops (☛ Literally “attack and pulverize”)
撃滅 [げきめつ] [撃滅する] meaning: destroy rank: 4
☆ 彼等は敵の艦隊を撃滅した ⇨ They destroyed the enemy’s entire fleet (☛ Literally “attack and annihilate”)
殲滅 [せんめつ] [殲滅する] meaning: destroy rank: 4
☆ 彼は敵を殲滅せよと指令した ⇨ He ordered to annihilate the enemy
全壊 [ぜんかい] [全壊する] meaning: destroy rank: 4
☆ 彼の家は土砂崩れで全壊した ⇨ His house was destroyed by a mudslide (☛ A building, house, to be completely destroyed)
全損 [ぜんそん] [全損する] meaning: destroy rank: 4
☆ 車は事故で全損した ⇨ The car became irreparable in the accident (☛ Something becomes irreparable, irrecoverable)
大破 [(1)たいは] [大破する] meaning: destroy rank: 4
☆ 車は事故で大破した ⇨ The car was destroyed in the accident (☛ Destroyed so that you cannot recognize the original shape)
突き崩す [(4)つきくずす] meaning: destroy rank: 4
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取り壊す [(4)とりこわす] meaning: destroy rank: 4
☆ 彼等は新しい高層住宅を建てるために古い家を取り壊した ⇨ They destroyed the old houses to build a new high rise (☛ Demolish some kind of structures)
持ち崩す [(4)もちくずす] meaning: destroy rank: 4
☆ 彼は酒で身を持ち崩した ⇨ He has ruined himself, his life, with alcohol
打ち壊す [(4)うちこわす] meaning: destroy rank: 5
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► 成句
一溜り [ひとたまり] [一溜りも無い] meaning: destroy rank: 3
☆ 彼等に総攻撃されたら我々は一溜りも無い ⇨ If they do a full-scale attack on us, we will be crushed. We won’t stand a chance
► 名詞
粉々 [こなごな] meaning: destroy rank: 2
☆ 窓ガラスが割れて粉々になった ⇨ The window glass got smashed into smithereens
破滅 [はめつ] meaning: destroy rank: 2
☆ 帝国は破滅の道を進んだ ⇨ The empire went down the path of ruin (☛ Institutions, people to become ruined socially, financially, etc.)
ぶち壊し [ぶちこわし] meaning: destroy rank: 2
☆ 彼のせいで楽しい雰囲気がぶち壊しになった ⇨ The happy atmosphere was completely ruined because of him (☛ Usually used figuratively, to ruin others happiness maliciously)
全滅 [ぜんめつ] meaning: destroy rank: 3
☆ 部隊は全滅状態だ ⇨ The troop was destroyed, nobody left
廃墟 [(1)はいきょ] meaning: destroy rank: 3
☆ 街は爆撃で廃墟と化した ⇨ The town was reduced to ruins by the bombing
爆破 [(1)ばくは] meaning: destroy rank: 3
☆ 爆破事件 ⇨ A bombing incident (☛ Destroy with explosives)
丸潰れ [まるつぶれ] meaning: destroy rank: 3
☆ 会社の信用は丸潰れになった ⇨ The credibility of the company was destroyed
☆ 彼の面目は丸潰れになった ⇨ His face was crushed. He lost his face completely
隠滅 [いんめつ] meaning: destroy rank: 4
☆ 彼等は証拠隠滅を図った ⇨ They tried to destroy the evidence
木っ端微塵 [(1)こっぱみじん] meaning: destroy rank: 4
☆ 木の橋は爆撃で木っ端微塵に吹き飛ばされた ⇨ The wood bridge was blown into pieces by the shelling (☛ Literally “wood chips and small dusts”)
殲滅 [せんめつ] meaning: destroy rank: 4
☆ 殲滅戦争 ⇨ A war of annihilation
取り壊し [(4)とりこわし] meaning: destroy rank: 4
☆ 古い建物は取り壊しになった ⇨ They decided to demolish the old building (☛ Demolish some kind of structures)
► 形容動詞
台無し [だいなし] meaning: destroy rank: 2
☆ ドレスにワインがかかって台無しになった ⇨ A wine spill ruined the dress
☆ 彼の無責任な行動が皆の努力を台無しにした ⇨ His irresponsible action ruined everybody’s hard work
壊滅的 [かいめつてき] meaning: destroy rank: 3
☆ 街は地震で壊滅的な被害を受けた ⇨ The town suffered significant damage, almost destroyed, by the earthquake