How to say "demolition" in Japanese

• 解体かいたいCommon
  noun, suru verb, transitive verb, intransitive verbThe everyday word for demolishing or dismantling buildings and other structures, covering the whole process of taking a thing apart piece by piece. Typical in construction and real-estate contexts.
• 取り壊しとりこわしCommon
  nounAlso means demolition, but emphasizes pulling a building down and doing away with it, rather than the technical dismantling process. Use for tearing down old structures to clear the site.
  もし建物たてものの取り壊とりこわしが無制限むせいげんに行おこなわれるなら、美うつくしい町まちが単たんなるコンクリート・ジャングルになる危険きけんがあるのである。↗

  If the demolition of buildings is uncontrolled, a fine city is in danger of becoming nothing more than a concrete jungle.

Both words mean demolition of buildings; choose 解体 for the neutral, technical process of dismantling or taking a structure down, and 「取り壊し」 when emphasizing tearing it down and destroying it.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

• 解体かいたいdemolition
• 取り壊しとりこわしdemolition
• 打ち壊しうちこわしdestruction
• ぶち壊しぶちこわしdestruction
• 毀棄ききdestruction
• 破却はきゃくcomplete destruction