NichiDict

破れる

N3
われる
割れる
[wareru]
Illustration for 破れる

Meanings

1.IchidanIntransitive

to break; to be smashed

2.IchidanIntransitive

to split; to crack; to fissure; to be torn

3.IchidanIntransitive

to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party)

4.IchidanIntransitive

to come to light; to become clear; to be identified; to be revealed

5.IchidanIntransitive

to become distorted (of sound); to clip

6.IchidanIntransitive

to be divisible (without a remainder)

7.IchidanIntransitive

to drop below a minimum

Other Readings

破れる」 has another reading with different meanings.

Examples

花瓶が床に落ちて割れた

The vase fell on the floor and broke.

卵の殻が破れて雛が出てきた。

The eggshell broke and a chick came out.

子供がボールを投げて窓が破れた

The window broke when the child threw a ball.