01
破る
やぶる
to tear, to break
Meanings
- rend
- rip
- tear
- break
- destroy
- defeat
Readings
Onyomi
- ハ
Kunyomi
- やぶ.る
- やぶ.れる
- わ.れる
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Useful words
02
破れる
やぶれる
to be torn, to wear out
03
破壊
はかい
destruction
04
破産
はさん
bankruptcy
05
破片
はへん
fragment, splinter
06
突破
とっぱ
breakthrough, exceeding
Compare Kanji
01壊Meaning90%demolition, breakBreaking and destroying meet strongly, with 壊 feeling larger in scale than 破.02裂Meaning83%split, rend裂 shows a torn-apart version of the break in 破.03割Meaning76%proportion, comparatively割 is a controlled cousin of the rougher breaking in 破.04石Component75%stoneThe stone side of 破 comes from 石, fitting a hard thing that can crack.05皮Component82%pelt, skin皮 is the key component in 破, a spot that often causes recognition slips.06砕Meaning86%smash, break砕 uses the stone radical too and means smash, a sharper break-word neighbor.