| Word form | kowasu |
| Original script | 壊す |
| LWT meaning(s) | |
| Word meaning | “break”, “destroy”. |
| Grammatical info | Transitive verb. The intransitive variant is kowareru. |
| Analyzability | semi-analyzable |
| Gloss | kowa-su break-TR |
| Age | Middle Japanese [21] (1185–1603) |
| Lexical stratum | wago |
| Year | 1525 |
| Register | General |