Illustration: In a community craft workshop, an adult wearing safety goggles breaks a plain ceramic tile for a mosaic project. The tile lies inside a shallow wooden tray on a sturdy workbench.

JLPT N3verbLevel estimated by Bebop

割わる

waru

to break, to smash

Example sentences

  1. マイケルは皿さらを割わってしまった。

    Michael broke the dishes.

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  2. グラスを割わった。

    I broke a glass.

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  3. トムは窓まどを割わった。

    Tom broke the window.

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Kanji in 割

  • 割proportion; comparativelyOnカツKunわる・わり・わり

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