破 — Japanese kanji
10 strokes · N3
Meanings: Rend, Rip, Tear, Break, Destroy, Defeat, Frustrate
On’yomi: は · Kun’yomi: やぶ.る、やぶ.れる、わ.れる
Radicals in 破
- 又 — again (2 strokes)
- 口 — mouth (3 strokes)
- 皮 — skin (5 strokes)
- 石 — stone (5 strokes)
Words using 破
- 破壊（する） (はかい（する）): destroy — Minna Intermediate - Lesson 21 - Communication and Information Sharing
- 破る（型を～） (やぶる（かたを～）): to break the mold — Minna Intermediate - Lesson 24 - Intermediate Course Review
- 破れます[紙が～] (やぶれます[かみが～]): [paper] tear — 忘れ物を して しまったです — Forgotten items and daily mishaps
- 破壊 (破壊（はかい）): destruction; demolition — Unit 04 Nouns B (281–380)
- 破棄 (破棄（はき）): discard; annulment — Unit 04 Nouns B (281–380)
- 破綻 (破綻（はたん）): collapse, bankruptcy — Economy & Finance
- 突破 (突破（とっぱ）): breakthrough; break through — Unit 12 Nouns D (931–1020)
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