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破

rend
Stroke count: 10

Readings

On readingハ
Kun readingやぶ.る、やぶ.れる、わ.れる
JLPT level: N3JōyōGrade 5

Meanings

  1. rendRtK
  2. break
  3. defeat
  4. destroy
  5. frustrate
  6. rip
  7. tear
  1. to tear
  2. to rip
  3. to break
  4. to destroy
  5. to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.)

Radicals and components

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Components
How it's built
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Mnemonic (RtK)

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stone (石) · rock (石) · pelt · branch · ten (十) · needle (丨) · crotch · hook (亅)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 869

Compound words

破るやぶる
to tear; to rip; to break; to destroy; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.)
破魔矢はまや
(ceremonial) arrow used to drive off evil
破壊するはかいする
to destroy
喝破かっぱ
arguing (someone) down; loudly scolding; rebuking; proclaiming (the truth); expounding
打破だは
breaking down; defeating; abolishing
突破とっぱ
breaking through; breakthrough; penetration; surmounting (a difficulty); overcoming
破壊はかい
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
破格はかく
extraordinary; exceptional; unprecedented; special; abnormal
破棄はき
tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); destruction; annulment; cancellation; abrogation
破局はきょく
catastrophe; cataclysm; collapse (of a relationship); breakup; split (friends, lovers, etc.)
破産はさん
bankruptcy; insolvency
破損はそん
damage; breakage
破綻はたん
failure; collapse; breakdown; break-up; bankruptcy
破片はへん
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
破滅はめつ
ruin; destruction; fall
破裂はれつ
bursting; rupture; explosion; breakdown (of talks, negotiations, etc.); breaking off
爆破ばくは
destructive blast; blowing up; explosion
大破たいは
serious damage; heavy damage; being wrecked; thrashing (an opponent); crushing
破れるやぶれる
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to break; to wear out
見破るみやぶる
to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out
看破かんぱ
seeing through (e.g. someone's lies)
埴破はんなり
type of court music
踏破とうは
traversing on foot
破瓜はか
age 16 (of a girl)

Kun Reading Examples

だれがこの封筒を破って開けたのか。やぶる
Who has torn the envelope open?tatoeba
約束を破らないでよ。やぶる
Don't go back on your promise.tatoeba

Additional Examples

彼は封筒を破って開けた。
He ripped the envelope open.tatoeba
彼は破産している。
He is bankrupt.tatoeba
彼は破産したという噂だ。
It is rumored that he has gone bankrupt.tatoeba
彼は正体を見破られないように仮面をつけていた。
He wore a mask so that no one could recognize him.tatoeba

Stroke Order

10 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 破

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