やぶ
Meanings
Verb (5-dan, る, transitive)
1. to tear; to rip; to break; to destroy
2. to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach
3. to defeat; to beat
4. to break (e.g. silence); to disturb (e.g. peace); to shatter (e.g. dream); to disrupt; to spoil
5. to violate (e.g. rule); to break (e.g. promise); to infringe
6. to break (a record)
Kanji used
to tear
Pitch accent
Top 2200
Used in vocabulary (22 in total)
to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out
to break through; to penetrate; to pierce
to break a promise; to go back on one's word; to renege
to break the silence; to break one's silence
to bite and tear; to bite a hole in
to smash down; to beat in
to break a promise; to go back on one's word; to renege
to break up and start anew; to break out of one's shell; to make a fresh start; to go outside oneself
to break the rules; to violate the rules; to infringe the rules
to break through
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
to tear (up) paper
to cut to pieces
to tear; to rip; to rend
to break through a siege
to bust down a door; to break a door open
to defeat one's enemy
to break the record; to break a record
to break the Buddhist commandments
to read through (difficult passage or particularly long book)
to cut to pieces
to break faith with
Examples (17 in total)
You shouldn't break promises.
The law should not be violated.
Tom is breaking the rules.