Complete Destruction
Total Destruction
noun, verbal noun, の adjective
When all of something breaks, every last bit of it is broken. It's complete destruction!!!
全壊 is a formal term used when buildings or structures are completely destroyed by disasters like earthquakes, fires, or accidents. It's often seen in news reports or insurance assessments to describe the total destruction of property.
This is a jukugo word, which usually means on'yomi readings from the kanji. If you know the readings of your kanji you'll know how to read this as well.
全壊したビルの中から何か出てきました。
Something came out of the completely destroyed building.
マイホームを持っていたんですが、台風で全壊しちゃったんですよ。
I had my own house, but it was completely destroyed by the typhoon.
トルネードで自宅はほぼ全壊ですが、家族はみんな元気です。
Our house was almost totally destroyed by the tornado, but my family is all safe.
この地震で被害を受けた家のうち、全壊家屋は全部で835戸だった。
Among the houses that suffered from this earthquake, the number of completely destroyed houses was 835.