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

Readings

On'yomi

ハ

Kun'yomi

やぶ.るやぶ.れるわ.れる

Example words

• 破壊はかい(1) destruction; disruption (2) (application) crash
• 突破とっぱbreaking through; breakthrough; penetration
• 破産はさんbankruptcy; insolvency
• 破片はへんfragment; splinter; broken piece
• 破るやぶるto tear; to violate; to defeat; to smash; to destroy; to break (e.g. password)
• 破裂はれつexplosion; rupture; break off
• 破損はそんdamage
• 破棄はきtearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); disposal (e.g. weaponry); revocation; annulment; breaking (e.g. treaty); reversing (e.g. an original judgment) (judgement); discard; cancellation; repeal