破

10 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 5th grade
JLPT exam level N3

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

Kun'yomi
  • やぶる
    		to tear ②to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.) ③to defeat ④to break (e.g. silence)
  • やぶれる
    		to get torn ②to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.)
  • われる
    		to break ②to split ③to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.) ④to come to light
On'yomi
  • ハ
    		middle section of a song (in gagaku or noh)

Main Radical

石(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

ハ 74.5%
やぶるやぶれる 22.6%
われる 2.9%

Character Breakdown

rend, rip, tear
ハ　やぶ.る　わ.れる (5th, N3)
stone
いし　セキ　シャク (1st, N3)
left hand, cliff(厂) variant
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
pelt, skin, hide
かわ　ヒ (3rd, N2)
wild goose, trailing cliff radical (no. 27)
カン　かりがね (Kentei 1)
strike, hit, folding chair radical (no. 66)
ホク (Kentei 1)
divining, fortune-telling, divination or katakana to radical (no. 25)
ボク　うらな.う　うらない (Kentei Pre-1)
or again, furthermore, on the other hand
また　ユウ　やす (8th, N1)

Common Words

は
破
かい
壊
destruction ②(application) crash
やぶ
破
　
る
to tear ②to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.) ③to defeat ④to break (e.g. silence)
とっ
突
ぱ
破
breaking through ②surmounting (a difficulty) ③exceeding
ばく
爆
は
破
destructive blast
は
破
めつ
滅
ruin
やぶ
破
　
れ
　
る
to get torn ②to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.)
は
破
かい
壊
りょく
力
destructive power
げき
撃
は
破
crushing
は
破
き
棄
tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents) ②annulment ③reversal (of an original ruling on appeal)
み
見
やぶ
破
　
る
to see through (a plot, lie, etc.)
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References

Unicode hex code 7834
JIS X 0208 1-39-43
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 3186
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 3999
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1150
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Morohashi Daikanwajiten 24124
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Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 665
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 676
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Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 765
Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. 788
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 719
Crowley, D. The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power 427
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 1037
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 1401
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 814
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 5a5.1
Four corner code 1464.7
De Roo Code 3367