単語屋Tangoya, “the word shop”
Single kanji#1,121 most used

壊れる

こわれる3

Pitch accent · 中高 (nakadaka)

to be broken; to break

ITS KANJI

IN A SENTENCE

My watch broke.

from Tatoeba · small_snow

IN OTHER SENTENCES

Glass breaks easily.

from Tatoeba · bunbuku

MEANINGS

1

to be broken; to break; to fall apart; to collapse; to be destroyed; to be damaged

ichidan verb · intransitive

TANGOYA ASKS

2

to break (down); to stop working

ichidan verb · intransitive

3

to fall through (of a plan, deal, etc.); to collapse; to break down (of a relationship, negotiations, etc.); to be broken off; to be ruined (of an atmosphere, one's image, etc.)

ichidan verb · intransitive

DETAILS

Kind単漢字, single kanji

Frequency#1,121 most used

Written壊れる only

Can be asked asRead, Listen, Recall, Write

Dictionary: JMdict (EDRDG), CC BY-SA 4.0 · pitch: Kanjium