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破裂
はれつ
N1
noun
transitive 他動詞
intransitive 自動詞
Meanings
1
explosion
2
rupture
3
break off
4
bursting
5
breakdown (of talks, negotiations, etc.)
6
breaking off
Example sentence
地震のため水道の本管が破裂した。
The water mains burst due to the earthquake.
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Mine a sentence — saw 破裂 in the wild?
Kanji in this word
破
Rend, Rip, Tear
10 strokes
裂
Split, Rend, Tear
12 strokes
More words with
破
破壊
はかい ·
destruction
N1
突破
とっぱ ·
breaking through
N1
破産
はさん ·
(personal) bankruptcy
N3
破片
はへん ·
fragment
N2
破る
やぶる ·
Full entry on Jisho
to tear
N3
打破
だは ·
breaking down
爆破
ばくは ·
blast
N1
破損
はそん ·
damage
N1
More words with
裂
分裂
ぶんれつ ·
split
N1
亀裂
きれつ ·
crack
決裂
けつれつ ·
breakdown (of talks, negotiations, etc.)
引き裂く
ひきさく ·
to tear up
裂く
さく ·
to tear
N3
炸裂
さくれつ ·
violent explosion
裂ける
さける ·
to split
N3
核分裂
かくぶんれつ ·
nuclear fission
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