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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
to smash down; to batter down; to beat in; to destroy
to break through; to penetrate; to pierce
to break a promise; to go back on one's word; to renege
to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out
to break a promise; to go back on one's word; to renege
to bite and tear; to bite a hole in
to break up and start anew; to break out of one's shell; to make a fresh start; to go outside oneself
to break through
to break a promise; to go back on one's word; to renege
to break through a siege
to tear; to rip; to rend
to break the silence; to break one's silence
to break up and start anew; to break out of one's shell; to make a fresh start; to go outside oneself
to break the rules; to violate the rules; to infringe the rules
to cut to pieces
to tear (up) paper
to bust down a door; to break a door open
to defeat one's enemy
to break the record; to break a record
to break the Buddhist commandments
to read through (difficult passage or particularly long book)
to break faith with
Examples (33 in total)
You shouldn't break promises.
Someone has broken through the gate!!
The seal on the box had been broken.
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