Chinese

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to break; to split; broken
to break; to split; broken; damaged; worn out
 
situation; office; (a measure word used for games) set or round office
simp. and trad.
(破局)

Pronunciation

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Verb

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破局

  1. to break a deadlock

Noun

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破局

  1. lost game; losing battle; bad situation

Synonyms

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term

Grade: 5
きょく
Grade: 3
on'yomi

Pronunciation

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Noun

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()(きょく) (hakyoku

  1. catastrophe, collapse, breakup
    ついに破局(はきょく)(むか)えた。
    Tsui ni hakyoku o mukaeta.
    It ended in disaster.

References

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  1. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN