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破

Kanji meanings and readings

破

N3

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

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Kun reading
やぶ.る、やぶ.れる、わ.れる
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Illustration of 爆破
N1

ばくは

blast; explosion; blow up

Illustration of 破く
N2

やぶく

to tear; to rip

Illustration of 破る
N3

やぶる

to tear; to violate; to defeat; to smash; to destroy

Illustration of 破れる
N2

やぶれる

to get torn; to wear out

Illustration of 破壊
N1

はかい

destruction

Illustration of 破損
N1

はそん

damage

Illustration of 破棄
N1

はき

revocation; annulment; breaking (e.g. treaty)

Illustration of 破片
N2

はへん

fragment; splinter; broken piece

Illustration of 破産
N3

はさん

(personal) bankruptcy

Illustration of 破裂
N1

はれつ

explosion; rupture; break off

Illustration of 突破
N1

とっぱ

breaking through; breakthrough; penetration