やぶ.る
yaburu
JLPT N310 strokesKanjiLevel 41 - JLPT N3

Quick answer

破 is the kanji for "Rip / Rend / Tear". A common reading is やぶ.る (yaburu). You can practice writing it on this page.

Meaning

Rip / Rend / Tear

Also : Rip · Rend · Tear · Break · Defeat · Destroy

Readings

kunやぶ.る/ yaburukunやぶ.れる/ yaburerukunわ.れる/ wareruon/ wa

kun = Japanese reading · on = Chinese reading

Practice writing

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Memory Aid

Meaning ·

The kanji 破 represents 'REND'. Think of this shape as a picture representing the concept of rend.

Reading ·

On-reading: は — remember this sound by associating it with rend. Kun-reading: やぶ.る.

Example Sentences

試合の記録を破りました。

しあいのきろくをやぶりました。

I broke the match record.

ルールを破らないようにします。

るーるをやぶらないようにします。

I'll make sure not to break the rules.

Vocabulary using 破

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