破

meaningrend, rip, tear, break, destroy, defeat, frustrate

On'yomi
ハ
Kun'yomi
やぶ.る、やぶ.れる、わ.れる
Strokes
10
Taught in
Japanese grade 5
Frequency
#590 most common in newspapers

Words it lives in

破
  • 破壊はかいdestruction
  • 突破とっぱbreaking through
  • 破産はさんbankruptcy
  • 爆破ばくはdestructive blast
  • 破片はへんfragment
  • 破るやぶるto tear
  • 打破だはbreaking down
  • 破裂はれつbursting

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