破 Kanji – rend
The Japanese kanji 破 can mean rend, rip, tear, break, destroy, defeat, frustrate.
Meaning and Readings
How is 破 read?
破 has the onyomi reading ハ and the kunyomi readings やぶる, やぶれる, われる.
In romaji, these readings can be written as ha, yaburu, yabureru, wareru.
Common Japanese Words Using 破
These common Japanese words contain 破. Select linked kanji to explore their meanings and readings.
- 喝破（かっぱ） — arguing (someone) down, loudly scolding, rebuking
- 打破（だは） — breaking down, defeating, abolishing
- 突破（とっぱ） — breaking through, breakthrough, penetration
- 破る（やぶる） — to tear, to rip, to break, to destroy
- 破れる（やぶれる） — to get torn, to tear, to rip, to break, to wear out
- 破壊（はかい） — destruction, disruption
- 破格（はかく） — extraordinary, exceptional, unprecedented, special, abnormal, irregular
- 破棄（はき） — tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents), destruction
- 破局（はきょく） — catastrophe, cataclysm
- 破産（はさん） — bankruptcy, insolvency