見破る

Japanese

Kanji in this term
見 破
み
Grade: 1
やぶ
Grade: 5
kun’yomi
Alternative spelling
看破る

Etymology

Compound of 見(み) (mi, “seeing, 連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 見(み)る (miru).”) + 破(やぶ)る (yaburu, “to break, destroy, tear”).

Compare Chinese 看破 (kànpò).

Pronunciation

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

Verb

見(み)破(やぶ)る • (miyaburu) godan (stem 見(み)破(やぶ)り (miyaburi), past 見(み)破(やぶ)った (miyabutta))

  1. to see through (a plot, a lie, etc.)
    正体(しょうたい)を見破(みやぶ)る
    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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