Japanese

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Kanji in this term

Grade: S
やぶ
Grade: 5
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
突き破る (kyūjitai)

Etymology

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Compound of () (tsuki, (れん)(よう)(けい) (ren'yōkei, stem or continuative form) of the verb () (tsuku, to poke, push, prod, ram)) + (やぶ) (yaburu, to break, destroy, tear).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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()(やぶ) (tsukiyaburutransitive godan (stem ()(やぶ) (tsukiyaburi), past ()(やぶ)った (tsukiyabutta))

  1. break through, burst through, punch through, pierce
  2. attack and break through someone's defenses

Conjugation

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ 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