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破

Kanji 破: meaning "break", readings, stroke order

The kanji 破 means "break". On'yomi: ハ; kun'yomi: やぶる、やぶれる. JLPT N3 kanji, with example words.

Readings

Meaning
break
On'yomi
ハ
Kun'yomi
やぶるやぶれる
Strokes
10
Level
JLPT N3
Official status
Jōyō (common-use kanji)

Words with 破

  • 破る やぶる — to tear; to violate; to defeat
  • 破れる やぶれる — to get torn, to wear out
  • 破産 はさん — (personal) bankruptcy
  • 破片 はへん — fragment, broken piece
  • 破く やぶく — to tear
  • 突破 とっぱ — breaking through, breakthrough, penetration
  • 破壊 はかい — destruction
  • 破棄 はき — revocation, annulment, breaking (e.g., treaty)
  • 爆破 ばくは — blast, explosion, blow up
  • 破損 はそん — damage
  • 破裂 はれつ — explosion, rupture, break off

Stroke order · 10 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8
  9. 9
  10. 10

Strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

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