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.)
Kanji used
divide
Pitch accent
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Used in vocabulary (12 in total)
to confess; to speak out; to disclose; to tell
to smash; to break into pieces
to hit and break open; to crush; to smash
to be frank; to drop all pretense
to smash; to break into pieces
to hit and break open; to crush; to smash
to combine parts of two different things into a new thing; to compromise; to balance out
to cut (into two or more pieces)
to cut open; to cut apart; to divide; to split
to dilute with soda
to cut (into two or more pieces)
to stop an inside seam rolling about; to press open a seam (and open the left and right sides out)
Examples (24 in total)
Who broke the cup?
Who broke the mug?
The girl broke the window.