Kanji: 破

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JLPT Level:	JLPT N3 (lower intermediate level)
Kanken Level:	Kanken Level 6 (completion of 5th grade)
Grade:	Taught during the 5th grade in Japan
Radical:	石 Radical name: いし
Meaning:	Rend, rip, tear, break, destroy, defeat, frustrate
Usage:	Appears frequently in Japanese newspapers, but about 600 kanji are used even more often.

JLPT Level	Word	Meaning
N3	破産(はさん)	(personal) bankruptcy
N3	破(やぶ)る	to tear, to violate, to defeat, to smash, to destroy
N2	破片(はへん)	fragment, splinter, broken piece
N2	破(やぶ)く	to tear, rip
N2	破(やぶ)れる	to get torn, to wear out
N1	突破(とっぱ)	breaking through, breakthrough, penetration
N1	破壊(はかい)	destruction
N1	破棄(はき)	revocation, annulment, breaking (e.g. treaty)
N1	破損(はそん)	damage
N1	破裂(はれつ)	explosion, rupture, break off
N1	爆破(ばくは)	blast, explosion, blow up