rend, rip, tear, break, destroy, defeat, frustrate

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やぶ.るやぶ.れるわ.れる

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Common Words

馬鹿バカ莫迦Usually kanaFreq #1510
1

Common noun

idiot; moron; fool

Examples
こんな荒れ模様の日に外出するなんて君は馬鹿だよ。
You are an idiot to go out in this weather.
2

Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)

stupid; foolish; dull; absurd; ridiculous

Examples
なんという馬鹿なことだろう。
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)

破壊かいNounIntransitiveTransitive~する VerbFreq #1635
1

destruction; disruption

Examples
その台風は多くの家を破壊した。
The typhoon destroyed many houses.
2

Computing

(application) crash

破るTransitiveGodan verbFreq #2108
1

to tear; to rip; to break; to destroy

Examples
だれがこの封筒を破って開けたのか。
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
約束を破らないでよ。
Don't go back on your promise.
6

to break (a record)

割れる破れるれるIntransitiveIchidan verbFreq #2308
1

to break; to be smashed

Examples
プラスチックは割れにくい。
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

割るTransitiveGodan verbFreq #2695
1

to divide

Examples
マイケルは皿を割ってしまった。
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.)

突破っぱNounIntransitive~する VerbFreq #3662
1

breaking through; breakthrough; penetration

Examples
アメリカの対外債務は5000億ドルを突破しましたよ。
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

破れるぶれIntransitiveIchidan verbFreq #4437
1

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

Examples
バスに遅れて、会社に遅れて、ストッキングも破れた
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

破滅めつNounIntransitive~する VerbFreq #5171
1

ruin; destruction; fall

Examples
遅かれ早かれ彼は破滅する。
He will eventually ruin himself.
破片へんNounFreq #5358
1

fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard

Examples
彼はその破片をくっつけ合わした。
He stuck the broken pieces together.
破裂れつNounIntransitive~する VerbFreq #6478
1

bursting; rupture; explosion

Examples
水道管が凍って破裂したんです。
The water pipes froze and then burst.
2

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

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