“Break” or “Tear” in Japanese kanji, and the Stroke Order and Meanings of Kanji “破”
Japanese Jouyou-kanji “破” means “Destroy”, “Break up” or “Get through” etc.
Jouyou Kanji “破”
Jouyou Kanji “破” Stroke Order
| Stroke # | 10 Strokes |
|---|---|
| On-Yomi | は(ha) |
| Kun-Yomi | やぶ(る)(yabu(ru)) |
| やぶ(れる)(yabu(reru)) | |
| わ(れる)(wa(reru)) | |
| Meanings | Tear, Break, Destroy, Defeat |
| Crush, Smash, Ruin | |
| Accomplish, Get through, Achieve |
Kanji words which contain Kanji “破”, and their meanings
| Words | Meanings |
|---|---|
| 破屋(はおく-ha o ku) | Tumbledown house, Dilapidated house |
| 破瓜(はか-ha ka) | ① Age 16 (of a girl), Pubescence, Puberty, ② Breaking of the hymen (during sex), Defloration, Deflowering |
| 破戒(はかい-ha ka i) | The Broken Commandment, Violation of the Buddhist commandments |
| 破壊(はかい-ha ka i) | Breakdown, Consumption, Demolition, Destruction, Lysis, Ruin |
| 破格(はかく-ha ka ku) | Exceptional, Unprecedented, Special |
| 破顔(はがん-ha ga n) | Giving a broad smile |
| 破棄 or 破毀(はき-ha ki) | Cancellation, Destruction, Tearing up and discarding |
| 破却(はきゃく-ha kya ku) | Complete destruction, Demolition |
| 破鏡(はきょう-ha kyo u) | ① Broken mirror, ② Marital separation, Divorce, ③ Partially-eclipsed moon |
| 破局(はきょく-ha kyo ku) | Catastrophe, Collapse, Breakup, Split |
| 破獄(はごく-ha go ku) | Breaking out of prison |
| 破砕(はさい-ha sa i) | Crushing (into pieces), Smashing, Cracking, Breaking up |
| 破算(はさん-ha sa n) | Clearing an abacus, Calculation, Computation, Reckoning, Figuring |
| 破産(はさん-ha sa n) | Insolvency, Bankruptcy |
| 破邪顕正(はじゃけんしょう-ha ja ke n sho u) | Crushing evil and spreading the truth, Preaching the truth and combating error |
| 破傷風(はしょうふう-ha sho u fu u) | Tetanus, Lockjaw |
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