Keyword
to tear
Info
FrequencyTop 300-400
Type
Kyōiku (5th grade) 
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KankenLevel 6
Heisig869
Readings
(62%)
やぶ
(25%)
(11%)
Composed of
stone
skin (of an animal or a plant)
Mnemonic

You can try to tear the skin of a stone, but you'll probably just end up breaking it into pieces instead.

Used in vocabulary (285 in total)
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
ruin; destruction; fall
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
explosion; rupture; break off
tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); disposal (e.g. weaponry); annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling)
to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out
failure; collapse; breakdown; break-up; bankruptcy
destructive power; destructive energy; destructive force
to break through; to penetrate; to pierce
destructive blast; blowing up; explosion
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
to tear; to rip
(in gagaku or noh) middle section of a song
breaking off an engagement
to break a promise; to go back on one's word; to renege
seeing through (e.g. someone's lies); reading (e.g. thoughts); penetrating; detecting
breaking down; defeating; abolishing
shameless; infamous; disgraceful
extraordinary; special; exceptional; non-standard grammatical construction; ungrammatical usage; solecism
to break the silence; to break one's silence
travelling on foot; traveling on foot; travelling all over
giving a broad smile
crushing (into pieces); smashing; cracking; breaking up
bankruptcy; insolvency
breakthrough (research, etc.); breach; opening
to break (by kicking); to kick down (e.g. a door); to kick open; to smash through (e.g. the enemy); to rout
to smash down; to beat in
catastrophe; cataclysm; collapse (of a relationship); breakup; split (friends, lovers, etc.)
to bite and tear; to bite a hole in
serious damage; drubbing
force (bulldoze) one's way through
to tear up and throw away
defeating an argument; winning an argument; refutation; confutation
breaking off (an engagement, negotiations, etc.); cancellation
expulsion (of a pupil); excommunication; anathema
unheard-of; unprecedented
age 16 (of a girl); pubescence; age 64 (of a man); breaking of the hymen (during sex); defloration
destructive; devastating
breaking the front line; frontal breakthrough
to break a promise; to go back on one's word; to renege
reading through (a book); finishing (a book)
desperation; self-abandonment
subversive activities
to set off an explosive; to start a fire under someone; to motivate someone with rough words
to break up and start anew; to break out of one's shell; to make a fresh start; to go outside oneself
starting afresh; going back to square one; abandoning (e.g. a plan); clearing an abacus
running the whole distance
shipwreck
unusual; unconventional; mold-breaking; outside the box
tear; rip; breach; spoilage; waste; wastepaper
explosive blast (in construction, mining, etc.); blasting
(sense of) crushing evil
(with) great vigour (from the way splitting bamboo goes all down the stick); irresistible force
visiting another school (e.g. of kendo) and defeating each member in a fight
rogue; thug; hoodlum; punk; racketeer
to break the rules; to violate the rules; to infringe the rules
plight; fix; bind; awkward situation; difficult situation; mess
rent; tear; split
environmental destruction
exorcism
rupture; break; fracture
arguing someone down; scolding; rebuking; proclaiming (the truth); expounding
to make a breakthrough; to break ground
to rip out (and take); to tear out
breaking a commandment (usually religious); offense against the Buddhist commandments (offence)
water breaking (during pregnancy)
against the rules; breaking etiquette; illegal
to break through
destruction of nature
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
personal bankruptcy; voluntary bankruptcy
failure; collapse; breakdown; break-up; bankruptcy
breaking bamboo
depraved monk; sinful priest
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
starting afresh; going back to square one; abandoning (e.g. a plan); clearing an abacus
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
complete destruction; demolition
safecracking; safecracker
half damage
thug; hooligan; ruffian; (arch.) spy
slight damage
to break by stepping on; to trample; to stomp on; to walk across; to travel on foot
to tear (up) paper
to cut to pieces
(ceremonial) arrow used to drive off evil
to set off an explosive; to start a fire under someone; to motivate someone with rough words
near bankruptcy; edge of bankruptcy; bumper-to-bumper
(sense of) crushing evil and spreading the truth
heart-breaking (esp. in physical activity such as running)
to cut to pieces
self-destruction; self-sabotage
confuting; arguing down
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
cracked bell
bankrupt person; insolvent person
sudden, wide-spread drop in prices
to tear; to rip; to rend
abandonment of the status quo; destroying the status quo; overthrowing the present situation
breaking out of prison
breaking out of prison; jailbreak
to break through a siege
to be ruined; to fail; to undergo a break-up; to go bankrupt
myocardial rupture; cardiac rupture; heart rupture; cardiorrhexis; cardioclasis
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
breaking a lock; picking a lock
shameless man; knave
broken line; dashed line
to be ruined; to fail; to undergo a break-up; to go bankrupt
breaking (an agreement, promise); cancellation (of a contract)
adjudication of bankruptcy
declaration
to bust down a door; to break a door open
to defeat one's enemy
to break the record; to break a record
completing a flight
tumbledown or dilapidated house
strikebreaker; scab; strikebreaking
broken mirror; marital separation; divorce; partially-eclipsed moon
shipwreck
jailbreak; breaking out of prison; person who escapes from jail; prison escapee
non-destructive
breaking through or sneaking past a barrier
artistic modulations in traditional Japanese performances; opening, middle and climax (end)
to break the Buddhist commandments
out of tune; (poetic) broken meter
full of holes (e.g. argument); vulnerable to any kind of attack (or criticism, etc.)
against the rules; breaking etiquette; illegal
Clostridium tetani (tetanus bacillus)
tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); disposal (e.g. weaponry); annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling)
iconoclasm; image breaking
trustee or administrator in bankruptcy
winning successively; defeating one's enemy in succession
Shuhari; three stages of mastery: the fundamentals, breaking with tradition, creating one's own techniques
to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out
driving characteristics; road handling ability
immorality; incest
implosion
petition for bankruptcy
cracked bell
destroy a country, but its mountains and rivers remain; the land outlasts the king
uterine rupture; hysterorrhexis; metrorrhexis
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
infamous crime or offense (offence)
(ceremonial) bow used to drive off evil; toy bow and arrow
resounding voice; thunderous voice
to break through; to penetrate; to pierce
marriage breakup; divorce; engagement breakup
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
(Japanese) Anti-Subversive Activities Act
shattered dream
ruffian; scoundrel; rogue; rascal; villain; hoodlum
to argue down; to confute
karahafu; bow-shaped eaves of a gabled roof; undulating gable; cusped gable
broken umbrella; torn umbrella; shredded umbrella plant (Syneilesis palmata)
to read through (difficult passage or particularly long book)
starting afresh; going back to square one; abandoning (e.g. a plan); clearing an abacus
cracked pot
destroy a country, but its mountains and rivers remain; the land outlasts the king
rate of destruction; destruction ratio
there is a suitable spouse for everyone; every Jack has his Jill; (lit.) a mended lid for a cracked pot
Saiha; one of the eight gods of the koyomi
depicting thoroughly
economic collapse; financial failure; bankruptcy
crushing (into pieces); smashing; cracking; breaking up
to expose (a secret, scandal, etc.); to disclose; to uncover; to unmask
disappointed love; broken heart; unrequited love; being lovelorn
shoot-down order (e.g. for ballistic missile)
escaping from an island exile
ozone layer depletion
a broken relationship can never be repaired; a divorced couple are never reconciled; (lit.) a broken mirror will never shine again
personal bankruptcy caused by excessive card-loan borrowing
breaking into a hearty laugh
shabby clothes and an old hat
subversive; subversive element
overcoming a difficulty; breaking through a barrier; clearing a hurdle
skeleton shrimp (Caprella mutica); spectre shrimp; specter shrimp
bottle breakage; broken bottle
(Japanese) Anti-Subversive Activities Act
fragile item; broken article
exposure; disclosure; exposé; revelation
to argue down; to confute
(girl's arrival at) puberty
with one's country in ruins
opening section of a Chinese poem or essay (in which the topic is broached); broaching the topic of a poem or essay in its opening lines
establishing and refuting (a doctrine)
myocardial rupture; cardiac rupture; heart rupture; cardiorrhexis
hebephrenia; disorganized schizophrenia (disorganised)
chasm; interstice; crevice; vulva; slit; cunt
chasm; interstice; crevice; vulva; slit; cunt
crushing (into pieces); smashing; cracking; breaking up
to bite and tear; to bite a hole in
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
to expose (a secret, scandal, etc.); to disclose; to uncover; to unmask
fragile item; broken article
padre; title for Portuguese Jesuits (in Japan in the 16th century); Christianity; Christian
to cut to pieces
to tear; to rip; to rend
there is a suitable spouse for everyone; every Jack has his Jill; (lit.) a mended lid for a cracked pot
partitioned lidded wooden lunchbox; food served in such a box
partitioned lidded wooden lunchbox; food served in such a box
partitioned lidded wooden lunchbox; food served in such a box
partitioned lidded wooden lunchbox; food served in such a box
seigaiha; wave pattern
exposure; disclosure; exposé; revelation
exposure; disclosure; exposé; revelation
exposure; disclosure; exposé; revelation
spy; thief; liar
in calligraphy, an abbreviated or mistaken form of a character, or a work written in more than one calligraphic style
bottle breakage; broken bottle
bottle breakage; broken bottle
fracture (of tooth)
affricative sound
fallen blossom doesn't return to the branch, a broken mirror can not be made to shine; what's done is done; there's no use crying over spilled milk
to get torn; to wear out; to be frustrated; to break
to break faith with
crushable; breakable; friability
breaking down antiquated notions; abandoning old-time ways; correcting long-standing abuses
destructive addition
type of court music
ballistic-missile shoot-down order; order to shoot down a ballistic missile
guillotine break; guillotine rupture
bargeboard; vergeboard; gableboard
hydraulic fracturing; fracking
hydrofracturing; hydraulic fracturing; fracking; fraccing
it's hard to discipline one's mind; (lit.) defeating the bandits in the mountains is easy; defeating the bandit in one's heart is hard
unreleased stop; applosive
implosive consonant
Examples (173 in total)
He was ignorant of the fact that the town had been destroyed.
The town was destroyed during the war.
The city was destroyed in the war.