破る
N3やぶる yaburu
- to tear
- to violate
- to defeat
- to smash
- to destroy
godan verbtransitive
Chinese meanings
撕破;违反
Examples
- 約束を破らないでよ。Don't go back on your promise.别违背约定啊。
- だれがこの封筒を破って開けたのか。Who has torn the envelope open?是谁把这个信封撕开了?
Use this entry in code
import { getVocabById } from 'kotowa';
getVocabById('aa391c76da'); // 破る
{
"id": "aa391c76da",
"word": "破る",
"reading": "やぶる",
"romaji": "yaburu",
"meanings": [
"to tear",
"to violate",
"to defeat",
"to smash",
"to destroy"
],
"level": "N3",
"pos": [
"v5r",
"vt"
],
"jmdict_id": 1471200,
"examples": [
{
"ja": "約束を破らないでよ。",
"furigana": "{約束|やくそく}を{破|やぶ}らないでよ。",
"en": "Don't go back on your promise.",
"tatoeba_id": 79504
},
{
"ja": "だれがこの封筒を破って開けたのか。",
"furigana": "だれがこの{封筒|ふうとう}を{破|やぶ}って{開|あ}けたのか。",
"en": "Who has torn the envelope open?",
"tatoeba_id": 203217
}
],
"zh": {
"status": "reviewed",
"source_hash": "48cca98a361e0f8513983c58053cf4092c62d7774ca52ec7d16ef6a7411deb79",
"meanings": [
"撕破",
"违反"
],
"examples": [
{
"ja": "約束を破らないでよ。",
"zh": "别违背约定啊。"
},
{
"ja": "だれがこの封筒を破って開けたのか。",
"zh": "是谁把这个信封撕开了?"
}
],
"references": [
"upstream vocab/n3/aa391c76da",
"JMdict ent_seq 1471200; checked against downloaded JMdict_e.gz on 2026-10-28",
"Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
],
"reviewer": "Codex",
"review_method": "ai",
"reviewed_at": "2026-10-28",
"review_hash": "c5cfe535d748cfff45225182e9f43223f01485aeb4f64955c30272a9828752bd"
}
}