Kanji

破

破

rend, rip, tear, break, destroy, defeat, frustrate

Kanji

Grade

Grade 5

Strokes

10 strokes

Radical

石部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

ハ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

やぶる, やぶれる, われる

Common Readings

ハ, やぶ…る, やぶ…れる

Example sentences

破壊 はかい
台風によって堤防が破壊された。

The levee was destroyed by the typhoon.

無残 むざん
美しい森が火災で無残にも破壊された。

The beautiful forest was miserably destroyed by the fire.

破る やぶる
彼は世界記録を破った。

He broke the world record.

勝手 かって
彼はいつも自分の勝手な都合で約束を破る。

He always breaks promises for his own selfish convenience.

突破 とっぱ
今回の試験は、過去最高の受験者数を突破した。

The number of applicants for this exam exceeded the record in the past.

購読者 こうどくしゃ
チャンネルの購読者が100万人を突破した

The channel's subscribers exceeded one million.

破れる やぶれる
お気に入りのシャツが破れて、男の子は泣いてしまった。

The boy cried because his favorite shirt got torn.

鼓膜 こまく
大きな音のせいで、鼓膜が破れそうになった。

The loud noise almost caused my eardrum to burst.

破滅 はめつ
彼の度を越したギャンブルが、家庭の破滅を招いた。

His excessive gambling led to the ruin of his family.

破片 はへん
ガラスの破片が床に散らばっている。

Glass shards are scattered on the floor.

Example Vocabulary

破壊

はかい

destruction; demolition; breaking

破る

やぶる

to tear; to break; to defeat

突破

とっぱ

to break through; to exceed; to surpass

破れる

やぶれる

to get torn; to wear out; to be broken

破滅

はめつ

ruin; destruction; downfall

破片

はへん

fragment; splinter; shard

破裂

はれつ

explosion; rupture; bursting

破棄

はき

discard; annulment; reversal (of a ruling); destruction

破壊力

はかいりょく

destructive power

撃破

げきは

crushing defeat; smashing; destroying (an enemy)

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