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KanjiN3Grade 5 · 小510 strokesRadical 石

破 · rend, rip

破 is a kanji meaning rend, rip, tear, break. It has 10 strokes and is on the JLPT N3 list.

On'yomi · from Chinese

  • ハha

Kun'yomi · Japanese

  • やぶるyaburu
  • やぶれるyabureru
  • われるwareru

Practise the N3 kanji

In 第12巻 JLPT N3, a chapter at a time, with their words. Chapter 1 is free.

Words that use 破 · 11 in our JLPT lists

Words that use 破
WordReadingMeaningLevel
破るやぶるto tear; to violate; to defeatN3
破れるやぶれるto get torn, to wear outN3
破産はさん(personal) bankruptcyN3
破片はへんfragment, broken pieceN2
破くやぶくto tearN2
突破とっぱbreaking through, breakthrough, penetrationN1
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More words that use 破
WordReadingMeaningLevel
破壊はかいdestructionN1
破棄はきrevocation, annulment, breaking (e.g., treaty)N1
爆破ばくはblast, explosion, blow upN1
破損はそんdamageN1
破裂はれつexplosion, rupture, break offN1

Readings and meanings: KANJIDIC2 · Words: JMdict · © EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Stroke order: KanjiVG (Ulrich Apel and contributors, CC BY-SA 3.0) · JLPT levels: Jonathan Waller, tanos.co.uk (CC BY), unofficial · All sources · This page's kanji and word data is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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