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į ´
į ´
10 strokes
Frequency: 590
JLPT N2
Grade 5

Meanings

rend
rip
tear
break
destroy
defeat
frustrate

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ハ
Kun — Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
やãļ.る
やãļ.れる
わ.れる

Common Words

《 éĻŦéšŋ 》
バã‚Ģ
《 čŽĢčŋĻ ã€‹
Usually kana
Freq #1510
1

Common noun

idiot; moron; fool

Examples
こんãĒč’ã‚Œæ¨Ąæ§˜ãŽæ—ĨãĢ外å‡ēするãĒんãĻ君はéĻŦéšŋだよ。
You are an idiot to go out in this weather.
2

Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)

stupid; foolish; dull; absurd; ridiculous

Examples
ãĒんというéĻŦéšŋãĒことだろう。
What a piece of folly!
3

Common noun; Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)

trivial; insignificant; disappointing

4

Common noun; Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)

malfunctioning; defective; losing sensation

5

Slang; Common noun; Noun, used as a prefix

incredibly; unusually; exceptionally

6

Slang; Common noun; Noun, used as a suffix; Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi); Usu. in compounds

fervent enthusiast; nut; person singularly obsessed with something

7

Abbreviation; Common noun

Mactra chinensis (species of trough shell)

はかい
īŊžã™ã‚‹ Verb
Noun
Intransitive
Transitive
Freq #1635
1

destruction; disruption

Examples
そぎ台éĸ¨ã¯å¤šããŽåŽļã‚’į ´åŖŠã—ãŸã€‚
The typhoon destroyed many houses.
2

Computing

(application) crash

やãļる
Godan verb
Transitive
Freq #2108
1

to tear; to rip; to break; to destroy

Examples
ã ã‚ŒãŒã“ãŽå°į­’ã‚’į ´ãŖãĻ開けたぎか。
Who has torn the envelope open?
2

to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach

3

to defeat; to beat

4

to break (e.g. silence); to disturb (e.g. peace); to shatter (e.g. dream); to disrupt; to spoil

5

to violate (e.g. rule); to break (e.g. promise); to infringe

Examples
į´„æŸã‚’į ´ã‚‰ãĒいでよ。
Don't go back on your promise.
6

to break (a record)

į ´ã‚Œã‚‹
われる
Intransitive
Ichidan verb
Freq #2308
1

to break; to be smashed

Examples
ãƒ—ãƒŠã‚šãƒãƒƒã‚¯ã¯å‰˛ã‚ŒãĢくい。
Plastic does not break easily.
2

to split; to crack; to fissure; to be torn

3

to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party)

4

to come to light; to become clear; to be identified; to be revealed

5

to become distorted (of sound); to clip

6

to be divisible (without a remainder)

7

to drop below a minimum

わる
Godan verb
Transitive
Freq #2695
1

to divide

Examples
ãƒžã‚¤ã‚ąãƒĢはįšŋã‚’å‰˛ãŖãĻã—ãžãŖãŸã€‚
Michael broke the dishes.
2

to cut; to halve; to separate; to split; to rip

3

to break; to crack; to smash

4

to dilute

5

to fall below

6

to discount

7

to step over (a line, etc.)

ã¨ãŖãą
īŊžã™ã‚‹ Verb
Noun
Intransitive
Freq #3662
1

breaking through; breakthrough; penetration

Examples
ã‚ĸãƒĄãƒĒã‚Ģぎ寞外å‚ĩ務はīŧ•īŧīŧīŧå„„ドãƒĢをįĒį ´ã—ãžã—ãŸã‚ˆã€‚
America's foreign debt shot past $500 billion.
2

surmounting (a difficulty); overcoming; getting over; accomplishing (an aim); reaching (a goal)

3

exceeding; passing; rising above

やãļれる
Intransitive
Ichidan verb
Freq #4437
1

to get torn; to tear; to rip; to break; to wear out

Examples
バ゚ãĢ遅れãĻ、äŧšį¤žãĢ遅れãĻã€ã‚šãƒˆãƒƒã‚­ãƒŗã‚°ã‚‚į ´ã‚ŒãŸã€‚
I was late for the bus, late for work, and got a run in my stocking.
2

to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse; to fall into ruin

はめつ
īŊžã™ã‚‹ Verb
Noun
Intransitive
Freq #5171
1

ruin; destruction; fall

Examples
遅かれ旊かれåŊŧã¯į ´æģ…する。
He will eventually ruin himself.
はへん
Noun
Freq #5358
1

fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard

Examples
åŊŧã¯ããŽį ´į‰‡ã‚’ããŖã¤ã‘åˆã‚ã—ãŸã€‚
He stuck the broken pieces together.
はれつ
īŊžã™ã‚‹ Verb
Noun
Intransitive
Freq #6478
1

bursting; rupture; explosion

Examples
æ°´é“įŽĄãŒå‡ãŖãĻį ´čŖ‚ã—ãŸã‚“ã§ã™ã€‚
The water pipes froze and then burst.
2

breakdown (of talks, negotiations, etc.); breaking off

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