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How to say 'Break' in Japanese | 割れる

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The Japanese word for Break is 'Wareru', written as 割れる in Japanese.'Break' in hiragana is われる.

    Meaning

    Break

    Reading

    われる

    wareru

    Kanji

    Divide, Split

    Explanation

    The Japanese verb '割れる (われる)' means 'to break' or 'to split'. It is often used to describe something breaking into pieces, such as glass or a relationship. This verb can also imply a division or separation, either physically or metaphorically. For example: The glass broke「ガラスが割れた」(ガラスがわれた). Their relationship broke apart「彼らの関係が割れた」(かれらのかんけいがわれた). Note that '割れる' is an intransitive verb, meaning it does not take a direct object. The transitive counterpart is '割る (わる)', which means 'to break something'.

    Part Of Speech

    verb

    Kanji JLPT

    N3

    Kanji Grade

    6

    Frequency

    6911

    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 割れる

This word contains 1 kanji character:

  • kanji

    Meaning

    Divide, Split

Hiragana in the Word 割れる

This word contains 2 Hiragana characters :

  • hiragana

    Reading

    Re
  • hiragana

    Reading

    Ru

Words Related to 割れる Through the Kanji

These 16 Words contain the Kanji 割 as well.

  • word

    役割

    Meaning

    Role

  • word

    割り算

    Meaning

    Division

  • word

    Meaning

    Ratio

  • word

    学割

    Meaning

    Student discount

  • word

    時間割り

    Meaning

    Schedule

  • word

    分割

    Meaning

    Split, Division

  • word

    割る

    Meaning

    Break

  • word

    割合

    Meaning

    Proportion, Relatively

  • word

    割り当て

    Meaning

    Allocation

  • word

    割り当てる

    Meaning

    Allocate

  • word

    割り引く

    Meaning

    Discount

  • word

    割に

    Meaning

    Relatively

  • word

    割り引き

    Meaning

    Discount

  • word

    割合に

    Meaning

    Relatively

  • word

    割り込む

    Meaning

    Cut in, Interrupt

  • word

    割り箸

    Meaning

    Chopsticks

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What does 'Wareru' (割れる) mean?

'Wareru' means 'Break' .

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