Kanji for "Destroy"
5 Japanese kanji carry the meaning "destroy". The most popular choice is shown first.
討View details →
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chastise, attack, defeat, destroy, conquer
Reading: tou
10 strokes · powerful, dark
Related kanji for "destroy"
破10 strokes壊16 strokes滅13 strokes毀13 strokes
destroy
ha · dark
destroy
kai · dark
destroy
metsu · dark
destroy
ki · dark, spiritual
Frequently asked questions
What is the Japanese kanji for destroy?
The most common kanji for "destroy" is 討, read as tou. It means chastise, attack, defeat. Related kanji: 破 (destroy), 壊 (destroy), 滅 (destroy), 毀 (destroy).
How many strokes does 討 have?
討 has 10 strokes.