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やぶる
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)
Alt. forms
破やぶる
94%
やぶる
5%
Pitch accent
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Top 24300
Conjugations...Used in: 423
Used in vocabulary (23 in total)
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
to break a promise; to go back on one's word; to renege
to break through; to penetrate; to pierce
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Examples (17 in total)
You shouldn't break promises.
The law should not be violated.
Tom is breaking the rules.
Tom broke the world record.
His record will never be broken.
Rules are made to be broken.
He ripped the envelope open.
People who break the law are punished.
It's you who has broken our agreement.
He defeated his opponent in the election.
We restrained the boy from breaking the window.
In case of fire, break this window.
I will never violate a law again.
Art breaks the monotony of our life.
I broke the marriage vows that I had sworn to Don Jose, my husband.
Even if the sun were to rise in the west, I wouldn't break my promise.
Nagano beat Tokyo 2 to 3.