Moji Ninja

破 — tear; break

破 means “tear; break”. It is a JLPT N2 kanji written with 10 strokes. On'yomi: ハ (ha). Kun'yomi: やぶ(る) (yaburu). You'll see it in words such as 破る (yaburu, “to tear; to rip”).

破
Stroke order of 破
Meaning
tear; break
On'yomi
ハ (ha)
Kun'yomi
やぶ(る) (yaburu)
Strokes
10
Level
JLPT N2 · set Hands at work 1

How to remember 破

Parts: 石 stone · 皮 skin

Words with 破

WordReadingMeaning
破るやぶる yaburu kunto tear; to rip
破れるやぶれる yabureru kunto get torn; to tear

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