Meanings
Verb (5-dan, る, transitive)
1. to divide
2. to cut; to halve; to separate; to split; to rip
3. to break; to crack; to smash
4. to dilute
5. to fall below
6. to discount
7. to step over (a line, etc.)
Pitch accent
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Used in vocabulary (11 in total)
to confess; to speak out; to disclose; to tell
to hit and break open; to crush; to smash
to smash; to break into pieces
Examples (24 in total)
Who broke the cup?
Who broke the mug?
The girl broke the window.
Take care not to break the eggs.
The thief broke the window.
He broke the window intentionally.
Who broke that window pane?
Tom broke a window in the classroom.
You can't make an omelet without breaking eggs.
He denies having broken the window.
The boy must have broken the window.
He dropped the cup and broke it.
Break this glass in case of fire.
A hammer was used to break the window.
Break the eggs and separate the yolk from the whites.
She forgave me for breaking her mirror.
Did you break the window on purpose or by accident?
Please be careful not to break this vase.
Don't punish him for breaking the window. He is not to blame.
In order to get the coconut milk, you must first crack the coconut open.
The boy broke the window with a baseball last weekend.
Six divided by two is three.
Find the remainder when 2²⁰¹³ is divided by 3.
Divide its length and breadth by ten.