Word details

破戒

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 破戒.

Dictionary

Entry

破戒かいNounFreq #66444
1

breaking a commandment (usually religious); offense against the Buddhist commandments (offence)

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

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

10 strokesFrequency 590JLPT N2Grade 5

On

Kun

やぶ.るやぶ.れるわ.れる

commandment

7 strokesFrequency 1,062JLPT N1Grade 8

On

カイ

Kun

いまし.める

Vocabulary quiz

Build your vocabulary

Add words to your personal quiz list and practice recall with the words you actually look up.

Start Word Quiz