きょ

noun

  1. catastrophe, cataclysm.

noun, takes する, intransitive verb

Colloquialism.
  1. collapse (of a relationship), breakup, split (friends, lovers, etc.).

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
きょ
破局 はきょく

Contained Kanji 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)
bureau, board, office
キョク つぼね (3rd, N3)
corpse, remains, flag radical (no. 44)
シ かたしろ (Kentei 1)
phrase, clause, sentence
ク すく (5th, N1)
wrapping enclosure, wrapping radical (no. 20)
ホウ つつ.む (Kentei 1)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)