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とりこわす
Meanings
Verb (5-dan, す, transitive)
1. to demolish; to tear down; to pull down
Alt. forms
取とり壊こわす
95%
とりこわす
3%
取とり毀こわす
取とり毀こわす
取とり壊こわす
Pitch accent
と
りこわす
と
りこわ
す
Conjugations...Used in: 20
Composed of
taking; taker; last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day; active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration); emphatic or formal prefix
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
Examples (8 in total)
The house in which we lived was torn down.
The old building was broken down.
They will take down the house in a day.
The oldest movie theater in town is being pulled down now.
They demolished the old temple to build a skyscraper.
The old houses were torn down to make room for a supermarket.
We must work hard to break down social barriers.
In the past month, three houses, all in good condition, have been torn down.