Illustration: A grandfather kneels to retrieve a toy beneath the sofa in a family living room. His well-worn trousers have split at one knee, which now pokes through a fresh hole surrounded by thinning fabric and loose threads. Both his hands are flat on the floor, clearly uninvolved in pulling the cloth.

JLPT N3verbLevel estimated by Bebop

破やぶれる

yabureru

to tear, to wear out

Example sentences

  1. その地図ちずはとても古ふるく、ところどころ破やぶれかけていた。

    The map was very old and it was torn here and there.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. そんなに引ひっ張ぱらないで、服ふくが破やぶれるでしょ！

    Don’t pull like that! You’ll rip my clothes.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. 銃声じゅうせいのせいで鼓膜こまくが破やぶれた。

    My eardrums burst because of the gunshot.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

Kanji in 破

  • 破rend; ripOnハKunやぶる・やぶれる・われる

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