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

Kanji Grade

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

hiragana

る

Reading

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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'Kowareru' means 'Break' .

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