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Kanji Detail for 破 - "to break, to defeat, to tear"

破

  • Meaning

    破 means "to break, to defeat, to tear."

    1. Break - To shatter; to destroy.

    2. Defeat - To overcome; to conquer.

    3. Tear - To rip; to rend.

    4. Accomplish - To complete; to achieve.

  • Words using 破

    • 破壊 はかい Listen destruction; disruption; (application) crash
    • 突破 とっぱ Listen breaking through; breakthrough; penetration
    • 爆破 ばくは Listen destructive blast; blowing up; explosion
    • 破産 はさん Listen bankruptcy; insolvency
    • 破片 はへん Listen fragment; broken piece; splinter
    • 破る やぶる Listen to tear; to rip; to break
    • 打破 だは Listen breaking down; defeating; abolishing
    • 破裂 はれつ Listen bursting; rupture; explosion

  • Four-character idioms with 破

    • 弊衣破帽 へいいはぼう Listen shabby clothes and an old hat
    • 現状打破 げんじょうだは Listen abandonment of the status quo; destroying the status quo; overthrowing the present situation
    • 破邪顕正 はじゃけんしょう Listen crushing evil and spreading the truth
    • 破顔一笑 はがんいっしょう Listen smiling broadly
    • 破顔大笑 はがんたいしょう Listen breaking into a hearty laugh

  • Tattoo check: 破

    • Verified meaning: to break, to defeat, to tear
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read はざき)

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 破

    Surnames 破(はざき)Listen

  • 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).

  • Onyomi

    tip

    ha(ハ) ハ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    wa.reru(わ-れる) わ-れる

    yabu.reru(やぶ-れる) やぶ-れる

    yabu.ru(やぶ-る) やぶ-る

  • Strokes

    tip

    10 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    石 (ishi・ishihen)

  • Related Keywords

    to break to defeat to tear accomplish variation destroy rend rip burst conquer crush damage demolish disintegrate dismantle fracture impair ruin rupture shatter smash

Sentences including 破

  • You can tear the box open.

  • The company went bankrupt.

  • The ship made for the shore.

  • She is sincere in her promise.

  • We must not break our promise.

  • In case of fire , break this window.

  • 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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