Jiten

破 Kanji meaning "rend, rip, tear"

Jiten frequency #367JLPT N3Grade 5Kanken Level 6WaniKani Level 35RTKKLC Volume 4TMW Trainee10 strokes

Meanings

rend, rip, tear, break, destroy, defeat, frustrate

On'yomi

ハ

Kun'yomi

やぶ.るやぶ.れるわ.れる

Composed of

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Reading usage

破(は)壊(かい)destruction#2245破(は)滅(めつ)ruin#5901破(は)裂(れつ)bursting#6716破(は)片(へん)fragment#6846破(は)壊(かい)力(りょく)destructive power#8402爆(ばく)破(は)destructive blast#9411破(は)綻(たん)failure#9753破(は)棄(き)tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents)#10215破(は)損(そん)damage#12501撃(げき)破(は)defeating#13169

Most common words using this kanji

破(やぶ)るto tear#1828破(は)壊(かい)destruction#2245突(とっ)破(ぱ)breaking through#3729破(やぶ)れるto get torn#4349破(は)滅(めつ)ruin#5901破(は)裂(れつ)bursting#6716破(は)片(へん)fragment#6846見(み)破(やぶ)るto see through (a plot, lie, etc.)#7838破(は)壊(かい)力(りょく)destructive power#8402爆(ばく)破(は)destructive blast#9411破(は)綻(たん)failure#9753突(つ)き破(やぶ)るto break through#10011破(は)棄(き)tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents)#10215打(う)ち破(やぶ)るto break#10559約(やく)束(そく)を破(やぶ)るto break a promise#11213破(は)損(そん)damage#12501撃(げき)破(は)defeating#13169打(だ)破(は)breaking down#15998破(は)廉(れん)恥(ち)shameless#17162破(やぶ)けるto get torn#17483