破
Meanings
- rend
- rip
- tear
- break
- destroy
- defeat
- frustrate
Readings
- は
- やぶ
- わ
- Strokes
- 10
- JLPT Level
- N3
- Frequency
- #566
Common Words
- 破るやぶるto tear, to rip, to break, to destroy
- 破壊はかいdestruction, disruption
- 破格はかくextraordinary, exceptional, unprecedented, special, abnormal, irregular
- 破棄はきtearing up and discarding (e.g. documents), destruction
- 破局はきょくcatastrophe, cataclysm
Practice in Kanjiru
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