Ichidan verb, intransitive verb

  1. to break, to be smashed.
  2. to split, to crack, to fissure, to be torn.
  3. to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.), to split (e.g. of a party).
  4. to come to light, to become clear, to be identified, to be revealed.
  5. to be distorted (of a sound).
  6. to be divisible (without a remainder).
  7. to go below a minimum.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
 
割れる われる
 
 
破れる われる

Contained Kanji Breakdown

proportion, comparatively, divide
わ.る わり カツ (6th, N3)
harm, injury
ガイ (4th, N3)
shaped crown, katakana u radical (no. 40)
ベン メン (Kentei 1)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
wa-shaped crown radical (no. 14)
ベキ (Kentei 1)
life (生) variant
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
knife, standing sword radical (no. 18)
トウ