見破る

Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: 1
やぶ
Grade: 5
kun’yomi
Alternative spelling
看破る

Etymology

Compound of () (mi, seeing, (れん)(よう)(けい) (ren'yōkei, stem or continuative form) of the verb () (miru).) + (やぶ) (yaburu, to break, destroy, tear).

Compare Chinese 看破 (kànpò).

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) やぶる [mìyábúrú] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • (Tokyo) やぶ [mìyábúꜜrù] (Nakadaka – [3])[1]
  • IPA(key): [mʲija̠bɯ̟ᵝɾɯ̟ᵝ]

Verb

()(やぶ) • (miyaburu) godan (stem ()(やぶ) (miyaburi), past ()(やぶ)った (miyabutta))

  1. to see through (a plot, a lie, etc.)
    正体(しょうたい)見破(みやぶ)
    shōtai o miyaburu
    to uncover and see the truth (true nature of something)

Conjugation

Synonyms

References

  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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