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破 — 10 strokes ／ Radical「石」

道
6Elementary year 5 ／ 10 strokes ／ Radical「石」
On
ハは · ha
Kun
やぶ(る)・やぶ(れる)yabu(ru) · yabu(reru)
Meaning
to break; tear; destroy

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

石 "stone" plus 皮 "to strip off"; stone splitting and flaking away — hence "to break, tear."

OFFICIAL READINGS

Readings and examples

Onハはha破壊はかい破産はさん撃破げきは破棄はき
Kunやぶるyaburu破るやぶる型破りかたやぶり
Kunやぶれるyabureru破れるやぶれる破れやぶれ

Compare: 敗れる

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 破損はそん

    damage; breakage

  • 突破とっぱ

    breakthrough

More words with this kanji

  • 破片はへん
  • 破壊はかい
  • 破裂はれつ
  • 破綻はたん
  • 掟破りおきてやぶり
  • 摧破さいは

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

紙(かみ)が風(かぜ)で破(やぶ)れた。

The paper tore in the wind.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

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Compound

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Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)

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