JLPT N3 · 10 strokes
Kanji 破: "rend, rip, tear"
The kanji 破 means "rend, rip, tear, break, destroy, defeat". It is written with 10 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N3, read ハ in on'yomi and やぶ.る, やぶ.れる, わ.れる in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ハ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
やぶ.るやぶ.れるわ.れる
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | rend, rip, tear, break, destroy, defeat |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 10 |
| JLPT level | N3 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 5 |
| Frequency rank | 590 of 2,501 |
Common words with 破
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 破壊destruction; disruption · (application) crash
- 破るto tear; to rip; to break; to destroy · to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach
- 突破breaking through; breakthrough; penetration · surmounting (a difficulty); overcoming; getting over; accomplishing (an aim)
- 破れるto get torn; to tear; to rip; to break · to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse; to fall into ruin
- 破滅ruin; destruction; fall
- 破片fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip
- 破裂bursting; rupture; explosion · breakdown (of talks, negotiations, etc.); breaking off
- 破棄tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); destruction · annulment; cancellation; abrogation; voiding
- 見破るto see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out
- 破綻failure; collapse; breakdown; break-up · tear (in clothing, etc.); rip; split
- 破壊力destructive power; destructive energy; destructive force
- 撃破defeating; crushing; smashing; destroying
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