JLPT N3

break; destroy; rip; defeat

Item 343 of 446 | 10 strokes | Radical: 石 (stone), 皮 (skin)

Readings

On'yomi
Kun'yomiやぶ・る、やぶ ・れる

Mnemonic

BREAK - stone skin, fracturing.

Example Words

破る (やぶる) to tear; to break; to destroy
破産 (はさん) bankruptcy