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器物損壊 (kibutsu sonkai) - damage to property (compound with 損壊)

Grammar & Usage

noun, suru-verb

formal / legal

How it works

Formed by combining '器物' (kibutsu, tangible object/property) and '損壊' (sonkai, damage/destruction). It functions as a formal and legal compound noun referring to the destruction or defacement of property. It can also be verbalized with the light verb 'する' (kibutsu sonkai suru).

Sample sentences

警察は彼を器物損壊の現行犯で逮捕した。

The police arrested him red-handed for property damage.

公園の遊具に落書きをする行為は器物損壊罪に当たります。

Drawing graffiti on park equipment constitutes the crime of property damage.

窓ガラスを割られた店舗は器物損壊の被害届を提出した。

The shop whose window was broken filed a damage report for property destruction.

Quick facts

verb_form:器物損壊する (kibutsu sonkai suru)

kanji_breakdown:器 (utensil/implement) + 物 (thing) + 損 (harm/loss) + 壊 (break/destroy)

legal_classification:Penal Code of Japan, Article 261 (器物損壊等罪)

Often used with

器物損壊罪 (crime of property damage)

器物損壊の疑い (suspicion of property damage)

器物損壊で逮捕される (to be arrested for property damage)

器物損壊被害 (property damage victimization)

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Example

警察は彼を器物損壊の現行犯で逮捕した。

The police arrested him red-handed for property damage.

公園の遊具に落書きをする行為は器物損壊罪に当たります。

Drawing graffiti on park equipment constitutes the crime of property damage.