取り壊し・取り毀し|とりこわしtorikowashi[0]heiban (flat)

1. noundemolition; pulling down; destruction; dismantling
   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.

• Synonym解体かいたいNeutralDismantling buildings or machines, or dissolving an organization; the focus is on breaking into parts.
• Related取り壊すとりこわすNeutralThe verb form of 「取り壊し」: to demolish a building.
• Related取り崩すとりくずすNeutralTo demolish, but more often used for drawing on savings little by little.
• Related破壊はかいNeutralGeneral destruction with a wide range of objects, including systems and the environment; stresses the act of destroying itself.
• Related壊滅かいめつNeutralComplete annihilation; an extremely heavy degree, said mainly of disasters and armies.
• Related壊すこわすNeutralThe most versatile verb for breaking or wrecking; does not necessarily mean demolishing a building.
• Related損壊そんかいFormalFormal word for damage, common in legal and news contexts; stresses the state of being damaged.
• Related大破たいはNeutralSevere damage, usually from an accident; not deliberate demolition.
• Related粉砕ふんさいNeutralCrushing to pieces, also figuratively crushing an opponent as in 「敵を粉砕」; 「取り壊し」 is planned demolition of a building.
• Related取り払うとりはらうNeutralTo clear away entirely, as in 「障壁を取り払う」; the focus is on removal rather than demolition.
• Related毀損きそんFormalFormal: damaging objects, and also harming someone's honour or reputation, the sense in which it commonly appears.
• Related滅ぼすほろぼすNeutralTo bring to ruin or extinction, typically a nation or oneself.
• Related潰すつぶすNeutralTo crush or flatten, but also to shut a business down; a verb with many senses.
• Related崩すくずすNeutralTo pull down or throw into disorder, also to relax one's posture as in 「膝を崩す」; many senses.
• Related打ち壊しうちこわしNeutralSmashing down by force; also the Edo-period rice riots. Violent destruction, where 「取り壊し」 is planned demolition.
• Relatedぶち壊しぶちこわしCasualColloquial for smashing something up or, more often, for ruining a plan or event.
• Related打ち壊すうちこわすNeutralVerb for smashing things down or overthrowing an old system; it conveys a forceful, vigorous action.
• Relatedぶち壊すぶちこわすCasualColloquial, rough-toned verb for smashing things up or botching a plan or mood.
• Related毀つこぼつWrittenWritten-style verb for damaging or destroying; archaic, almost never used today.
• Related叩き壊すたたきこわすCasualColloquial verb for smashing something by striking it.
• Relatedぶっ壊すぶっこわすCasualVulgar colloquial for smashing something to pieces.
• Antonym建設けんせつNeutralAntonym: building something new; the opposite of 「取り壊し」.
• Antonym建築けんちくNeutralAntonym: constructing buildings; the opposite of 「取り壊し」.

Use 「取り壊し」 for the planned demolition of a building, as in 「旧校舎の取り壊し」. For dismantling rather than knocking down, choose 「解体」; for breaking things in general, 「壊す」; for violent smashing, 「打ち壊し」 or the colloquial 「ぶち壊す」. 「破壊」 covers destruction of all kinds, 「壊滅」 total annihilation, and 「損壊」 or 「毀損」 formal damage in legal or news contexts. The antonyms 「建設」 and 「建築」 describe building rather than tearing down.

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

1. 建物たてものや構造物こうぞうぶつなどを壊こわして、跡形あとかたもなくすること。