損壊

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 損壊 is read as そんかい and is a noun for physical damage or destruction to a building or object; it also combines with する as a verb.
• Basic usage: Describing a warehouse being damaged by a storm appears in 倉庫が損壊する, while describing the discovery of damage to a display model appears in 損壊が見つかる.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Difference from 故障
  • 損壊 focuses on physical damage rather than mechanical malfunction.