破 — rend, rip, tear
やぶる
破
rend
やぶる
U+7834
Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard.
Freq #590
Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common.
Heisig #869
Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories.
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Meanings
- rend
- rip
- tear
- break
- destroy
- defeat
- frustrate
Readings
- On'yomi
- は ha
- Kun'yomi
- やぶ yabu わ wa
word
やぶ yabu Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).
は ・ぱ ha On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).
Words by frequency and grade
15 wordsEach dot is a word containing 破: further left is more common, higher up needs a later school grade (the grade of its hardest kanji). Click a dot to open the word.
S = secondary school · 5 words have no frequency rank; they sit in the Unranked column.