Keyword
to tear
- rend
- rip
- tear
- break
- destroy
- defeat
- frustrate
- Frequency
- #590
- Strokes
- 10
- Grade
- 5
- JLPT (old)
- N2
- Heisig
- 869
Readings
ハ81%
やぶ19%
Mnemonic
A strongman tries to tear the thick skin from a boulder-like melon, but it is like stone and just cracks apart.
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in vocabulary
突破
breaking through; breakthrough; penetration; surmounting (a difficulty); overcoming; getting over; accomplishing (an aim); reaching (a goal); exceeding; passing; …
Noun
破棄
tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); destruction; annulment; cancellation; abrogation; voiding; breaking (e.g. a treaty); reversal (of an original ruling on appeal); quashing
Noun
破る
to tear; to rip; to break; to destroy; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence); to disturb (e.g. peace); …
Godan verb
大破
serious damage; heavy damage; being wrecked; thrashing (an opponent); crushing; giving a drubbing
Noun
破れる
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to fissure; to be torn; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light; to become clear; …
Ichidan verb
破格
extraordinary; exceptional; unprecedented; special; abnormal; irregular; solecistic; non-standard
No-adjective
破れる
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to break; to wear out; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse; to fall into ruin
Ichidan verb
ご破算
starting afresh; going back to square one; abandoning (e.g. a plan); calling off; clearing an abacus
Noun