破る

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
やぶ
Grade: 5
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
敗る

Pronunciation

  • Tokyo pitch accent of conjugated forms of 「破る
Source: Online Japanese Accent Dictionary
Stem forms
Terminal (終止形)
Attributive (連体形)
破る
Imperative (命令形) 破れ
Key constructions
Passive 破られる ぶられ
Causative 破らせる ぶらせ
Potential 破れる ぶれ
Volitional 破ろう ぶろ
Negative 破らない ぶらない
Negative perfective 破らなかった ぶらなかった
Formal 破ります ぶりま
Perfective 破った った
Conjunctive 破って って
Hypothetical conditional 破れば れば

Verb

(やぶ) (yaburutransitive godan (stem (やぶ) (yaburi), past (やぶ)った (yabutta))

Japanese verb pair
active (やぶ)
mediopassive (やぶ)れる
  1. break, destroy, tear
    記録(きろく)(やぶ)
    Kiroku o yaburu.
    Break a record.
    書類(しょるい)(やぶ)
    Shorui o yaburu.
    Destroy a document. / Tear a document.
  2. break, violate, infringe
    約束(やくそく)(やぶ)
    Yakusoku o yaburu.
    Break a promise. / Violate a promise.
  3. defeat, beat
    強豪(きょうごう)(やぶ)
    Kyōgō o yaburu.
    Defeat a mighty team.
  4. (software) crack, break a password

Conjugation

Synonyms

Antonyms

  • (antonym(s) of destroy): 建てる (construct)
  • (antonym(s) of violate): 守る (obey)

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1974), 新明解国語辞典 (in Japanese), Second edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō
  2. ^ Hirayama, Teruo, editor (1960), 全国アクセント辞典 (Zenkoku Akusento Jiten, Nationwide Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Tōkyōdō, →ISBN