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Kanji Detail for 破 - "break, defeat, accomplish"

  • Meaning

    破 means "break, defeat, accomplish."

    1. Break - To shatter; to destroy.

    2. Defeat - To overcome; to conquer.

    3. Tear - To rip; to rend.

    4. Accomplish - To complete; to achieve.

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    rend; rip; tear; break; destroy; defeat; frustrate

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    break, ruin, destroy; rout

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    broken; damaged; worn out; lousy; rotten; to break, split or cleave; to get rid of; to destroy; to break with; to defeat; to capture (a city etc); to expose the truth of

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    to break, to rout; to ruin, to destroy

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    To damage. All finished items that are damaged are called 破. Such as 破裂 (split), 破碎 (shattered). In military campaigns, defeating the enemy army is called 破. Such as 破陣 (breaking the formation), 破城 (breaking the city). | To split open. Such as 破瓜 (breaking a melon). Also to part. Such as saying 乘風破浪 (riding the wind and breaking the waves) and such. | Analyzing the meaning of text is called 破. Such as compositions having 破題 (opening statements). | When secrets are exposed is called 破. Such as 破案 (solving a case). | To spend. Like colloquially saying 破鈔 (spending money), 破財 (losing money).
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  • It is irresponsible of you to break your promise.

  • He broke his promise , which was a big mistake.

  • He is bankrupt.

  • It is true that he went bankrupt.

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