Conjugation
Tap for 破る (tear; break)
Tap for 破れる (tear; be broken)
- 破る — to break / to tear
- 破れる — to be broken / to be defeated
- 破壊 — destruction
- 破産 — bankruptcy
- 突破 — breakthrough
- 打破 — defeat / break through
- 爆破 — explosion / blasting
Left radical 石 (stone) signals hardness/impact; the right part 皮 (skin/surface) provides sound. Together they evoke splitting or breaking—both literal (tearing, shattering) and figurative (defeat, violation, disruption).
