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破 = 石 + 皮

破 is a Japanese kanji written with 10 strokes, listed here under the keyword “rend”. It is built from 石 (stone) and 皮 (pelt). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 869.

Keyword
rend
RTK frame
869
Strokes
10
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ハ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
やぶ.る, やぶ.れる, わ.れる
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
сгибать
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
破 break

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 石 stone
  2. 皮 pelt

How to find 破 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “stone” + “pelt”. 破 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 破 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.