Meaning

Primary

To Tear

Alternatives

To Rip, To Break

Word Type

transitive verb, godan verb

Explanation

Because the hiragana ends with an sound, you know this word is a verb. The kanji itself means tear so the verb version is to tear.

Reading

やぶる
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

You start to tear the cloth. You don't know if you're supposed to or not. The crowd isn't sure either. You hear kind of a yah boo (やぶ) reaction going on, making you unsure if you should continue or stop. Yah! Boo. Yah! Boo!

Context

Context Sentences

うちのワンコがクリスマスプレゼントの包装をビリビリ破っているビデオを撮ったのよ。

We took a video of our puppy tearing open Christmas presents.

Kanji Composition