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やぶる
Meanings
Verb (5-dan, る, transitive)
1. to tear; to rip; to break; to destroy
He tore up the letter and threw it away.
2. to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach
Even if we continue to defend like this, there is a possibility that we will eventually be breached.
3. to defeat; to beat
He won the championship by defeating the previous champion.
4. to break (e.g. silence); to disturb (e.g. peace); to shatter (e.g. dream); to disrupt; to spoil
The first to break the silence was one of the soldiers.
5. to violate (e.g. rule); to break (e.g. promise); to infringe
I haven't broken the rules, you know?
6. to break (a record)
Alt. forms
破やぶる
96%
やぶる
3%
Pitch accent
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Conjugations...Used in: 425
Used in vocabulary (25 in total)
to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
to break a promise; to go back on one's word; to renege
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Examples (33 in total)
You shouldn't break promises.
Someone has broken through the gate!!
The seal on the box had been broken.
The law should not be violated.
Are you going to break that principle?
Tom is breaking the rules.
Tom broke the world record.
He tore up the letter and threw it away.
His record will never be broken.
Rules are made to be broken.
He ripped the envelope open.
There is no sign of the defense being breached.
He never breaks his habit.
We beat a powerhouse team in the final.
People who break the law are punished.
Nagano beat Tokyo 2 to 3.
The child tore a page of the book.
The first to break the silence was one of the soldiers.
What broke the silence was a soft knock.
He won the championship by defeating the previous champion.
It's you who has broken our agreement.
In the first round, we beat last year's winning school.
He defeated his opponent in the election.
It is certainly true that breaking a contract is a bad thing.
We restrained the boy from breaking the window.
However, the peaceful daily life would be shattered sooner than expected.
I will never violate a law again.
In case of fire, break this window.
Art breaks the monotony of our life.
I tear off a sheet of notebook paper and run my pen across it.
Even if we continue to defend like this, there is a possibility that we will eventually be breached.
I broke the marriage vows that I had sworn to Don Jose, my husband.
Even if the sun were to rise in the west, I wouldn't break my promise.