壊れる

Meanings

1. to be broken; to break; to fall apart; to collapse; to be destroyed; to be damaged
2. to break (down); to stop working
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.)

Part of speech: ichidan verb, intransitive

Kanji

• 壊

  Meanings

  demolition, break, destroy

  On reading

  カイ、エ

  Kun reading

  こわ.す、こわ.れる、やぶ.る

  Strokes

  16

Example sentences

• あの壊れた花瓶は祖父のものです。

  That broken vase is my grandfather's.

  Tatoeba #231135 · CC BY 2.0 FR

• このイヤホンは壊れています。

  These earphones don't work.

  Tatoeba #223988 · CC BY 2.0 FR

• いさかいで私たちの融和が壊れた。

  Quarrelling spoiled our unity.

  Tatoeba #229145 · CC BY 2.0 FR