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JLPT N3 kanji · Chapter 27

破 kanji: meaning, readings and stroke order

tear; break

On: ハha
Kun: やぶるyaburu やぶれるyabureru われるwareru

Onreadings from Chinese, in katakanaKunJapanese readings, in hiraganaOn’yomi vs Kun’yomi

破10 strokes

How to write 破: stroke order

破 has 10 strokes. Each step adds the next stroke in red, with a dot where it starts. Tap the large character above to watch it written again.

破 stroke order diagram with numbered strokes — The stroke order of 破 in one diagram: each number marks where its stroke starts.

Kanji stroke order: The 10 rules, with animated examples

Stroke order data: KanjiVG by Ulrich Apel and contributors (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Parts of 破

The parts 破 is built from, each highlighted where it sits. Parts that are kanji themselves link to their own page.

石
stone
Radical
皮
skin; peel

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JLPT N3 kanji · Chapter 27

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