EntryCommonJLPT N1
  1. Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb

    tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); destruction

    これらの書類に関しては破棄することが一番いいと思う。
    With respect to these documents, I think the best thing is to destroy them.
  2. annulment; cancellation; abrogation; voiding; breaking (e.g. a treaty)

  3. reversal (of an original ruling on appeal); quashing

Also written 破毀【はき】

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Characters in this word

2
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

rend, rip, tear, break, destroy, defeat, frustrate

Kun
やぶ.るやぶ.れるわ.れる
On
Strokes
10
Taught
Grade 5
JLPT
N3
Frequency
590 of 2500
Radical
stone
WaniKani
Level 35

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (33)
CodeReference
1-5-5SKIP code
5a5.1The Kanji Dictionary
1464.7Four corner code
3367deroo
7834Unicode hex code
1-39-43JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
3186Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
3999New Nelson (John Haig)
1150New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1478Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
784Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1064Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
806Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
869Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
634A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1113Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
645Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
24124Morohashi
767A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
665Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
676Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
692sakade
765Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
788henshall3
719Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
427crowley
1037Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1401Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
814Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
po4Pinyin reading
paKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
35WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

abandon, throw away, discard, resign, reject, sacrifice

Kun
す.てる
On
Strokes
13
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N1
Frequency
901 of 2500
Radical
tree
WaniKani
Level 41

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (30)
CodeReference
2-2-11, 2-4-9, 2-2-10, 2-4-8SKIP code
2j11.5The Kanji Dictionary
0090.4Four corner code
464deroo
68c4Unicode hex code
1-20-94JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
326Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
2787New Nelson (John Haig)
2137New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2651Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1353Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1835Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
758Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
820Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1103A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2202Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1178Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
14913XMorohashi
1131A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
962Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
993Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1437Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1634Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1653Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1065Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
765Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
qi4Pinyin reading
giKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
41WaniKani level