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破 やぶ.る、やぶ.れる、わ.れる 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爆破(ばくは): destructive blast; explosion; blow up破れる(やぶれる): (1) to get torn; to tear; to rip; to break; to wear out (2) to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse; to fall into ruin破く(やぶく): to tear; to violate; to defeat; to smash; to destroy 5 石: stone皮: pelt; skin; hide; leather; skin radical (no. 107) 石 5 (none) rend Rend is a violent, primitive kind of word. (Image: cavemen rending pelts right off live animals with stone tools).

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ハ rend, rip, tear, break, destroy, defeat, frustrate 3 590 10 112 いし・いしへん 形声 Phonetic Before the invention of scissors or knives, sharp STONES were used to REND PELTs, so that caveman designers could complete new styles for the upcoming year. 869

Kanji	破
Onyomi	ハ
Kunyomi	やぶ.る、やぶ.れる、わ.れる
English	rend, rip, tear, break, destroy, defeat, frustrate
Examples	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 爆破(ばくは): destructive blast; explosion; blow up 破れる(やぶれる): (1) to get torn; to tear; to rip; to break; to wear out (2) to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse; to fall into ruin 破く(やぶく): to tear; to violate; to defeat; to smash; to destroy
JLPT Level	3
Jouyou Grade	5
Frequency	590
Components	石: stone 皮: pelt; skin; hide; leather; skin radical (no. 107)
Number of Strokes	10
Kanji Radical	石
Radical Number	112
Radical Strokes	5
Radical Reading	いし・いしへん
Traditional Form	(none)
Classification	形声 Phonetic
Keyword	rend
Koohii Story 1	Before the invention of scissors or knives, sharp STONES were used to REND PELTs, so that caveman designers could complete new styles for the upcoming year.
Koohii Story 2	Rend is a violent, primitive kind of word. (Image: cavemen rending pelts right off live animals with stone tools).
RTK Index (new)	869

E.G Tear Break Rend Breaking Broken Violate Defeat