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破

Level VI of XX on the frequency path

Frequency rank 671 / 2,608

Tear

On’yomi
は
Kun’yomi
やぶ
Radical
石 Stone (Kangxi 112)

Mid-frequency: not on every page, but regular in books and magazines.

More common than 裏 (Backside), less common than 練 (Practice).

A stone on the left and skin on the right — a sharp stone tears through delicate skin, leaving a ragged tear.

In words

破る やぶる to tear,to violate,to defeat,to smash,to destroyN3
破れる やぶれる to get torn,to wear outN2
破産 はさん (personal) bankruptcyN3

破 is rank 671 of 2,608 in published Japanese.

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