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to break; to split; broken
to break; to split; broken; damaged; worn out
crack; split
trad. (破裂)
simp. #(破裂)

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破裂

  1. (of vessel or pipe etc.) to burst; to rupture; to break
  2. (figurative, of relationship etc.) to break down; to break through
    婚姻破裂  ―  hūnyīn pòliè  ―  breakdown of marriage

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Kanji in this term

Grade: 5
れつ
Grade: S
on’yomi

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()(れつ) (haretsu

  1. explosion, bursting, rupture

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()(れつ)する (haretsu surusuru (stem ()(れつ) (haretsu shi), past ()(れつ)した (haretsu shita))

  1. explode, burst, or rupture

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References edit

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN