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How to say 'Break' in Japanese | 壊れる

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The Japanese word for Break is 'Kowareru', written as 壊れる in Japanese.'Break' in hiragana is こわれる.

    word

    壊れる

    Meaning

    Break

    Reading

    こわれる

    kowareru

    Kanji

    壊Demolition, Break down

    Explanation

    The Japanese verb '壊れる (こわれる)' means 'to break' or 'to be broken'. It is an intransitive verb, meaning it describes something that breaks on its own or becomes non-functional without an external agent being specified. This verb is commonly used for objects, machines, or systems that stop working or become damaged. For example: The watch broke「時計が壊れた」(とけいがこわれた). The computer broke down「パソコンが壊れた」(パソコンがこわれた). Note that '壊れる' implies the state of being broken, whereas '壊す (こわす)' is the transitive form, meaning 'to break something'.

    Part Of Speech

    verb

    Kanji JLPT

    N1

    Kanji Grade

    7

    Frequency

    3604

    Composition

    kanji-hiragana

    Handwriting

This word is an ichidan verb. To learn how it transforms in different tenses and forms, explore all its conjugations.

Kanji in the Word 壊れる

This word contains 1 kanji character:

  • kanji

    壊

    Meaning

    Demolition, Break down

Hiragana in the Word 壊れる

This word contains 2 Hiragana characters :

  • hiragana

    れ

    Reading

    Re

  • hiragana

    る

    Reading

    Ru

Words Related to 壊れる Through the Kanji 壊

These 3 Words contain the Kanji 壊 as well.

  • word

    崩壊

    Meaning

    Collapse

  • word

    壊す

    Meaning

    Break

  • word

    破壊

    Meaning

    Destruction

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What does 'Kowareru' (壊れる) mean?

'Kowareru' means 'Break' .

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