破裂|はれつharetsu[0]heiban (flat)
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Definitions
- noun, suru verb, intransitive verbbursting; rupture; explosion
- noun, suru verb, intransitive verbbreakdown (of talks, negotiations, etc.); breaking off
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 破裂する（はれつする） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 破裂します（はれつします） |
| Negative (nai) | 破裂しない（はれつしない） |
| polite (masen) | 破裂しません（はれつしません） |
| classical zu / nu | 破裂せず・破裂せぬ（はれつせず・はれつせぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 破裂した（はれつした） |
| polite (mashita) | 破裂しました（はれつしました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 破裂しなかった（はれつしなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 破裂しませんでした（はれつしませんでした） |
| Te form | 破裂して（はれつして） |
| Potential | 破裂できる（はれつできる） |
| Passive | 破裂される（はれつされる） |
| Causative | 破裂させる（はれつさせる） |
| Causative passive | 破裂させられる（はれつさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 破裂すれば（はれつすれば） |
| tara | 破裂したら（はれつしたら） |
| Volitional | 破裂しよう（はれつしよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 破裂しましょう（はれつしましょう） |
| Imperative | 破裂しろ（はれつしろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym爆発ばくはつNeutralAn explosion with heat, light and noise that sends things flying, as in 「水蒸気爆発」; also an outburst of emotion. 「破裂」 stresses a shell bursting from internal pressure.
- Synonym炸裂さくれつNeutralA bomb or shell bursting open, as in 「砲弾が炸裂する」; also used figuratively for a flashy move or technique landing spectacularly.
- SynonymバーストNeutralLoanword for a burst or blowout, as in 「タイヤのバースト」; mostly used for tires and in technical contexts.
- SynonymパンクNeutralLoanword for a tire going flat or a system breaking down, as in 「パンクした」; very common in colloquial speech.
- Synonym爆裂ばくれつNeutralMeans bursting or exploding, as in 「爆裂音」; leans toward written prose and is common in anime-style language.
- Related爆破ばくはNeutralDeliberate demolition with explosives, as in 「ビルを爆破する」; the point is destroying something on purpose, not accidental bursting.
- Related張り裂けるはりさけるNeutralTo swell until it splits open, as in 「胸が張り裂ける」; mostly figurative for being overwhelmed with grief.
- Related爆ぜるはぜるNeutralTo pop or crackle open, as in 「栗が爆ぜる」; used for beans and chestnuts in the fire; leans toward written prose.
- Related爆砕ばくさいNeutralBlasting something to pieces, as in 「岩を爆砕する」; written/formal, mostly in engineering contexts.
- RelatedはちきれるNeutralTo be so full it is about to burst, as in 「はち切れそうなお腹」; describes bulging fullness rather than actual rupture.
- Antonym修復しゅうふくNeutralTo repair something damaged or mend a relationship, as in 「関係を修復する」; the opposite of a broken object or relationship, but not usually said of collapsed talks.
Use 「破裂」 for something bursting from internal pressure, as in 「水道管が破裂する」, or for talks breaking down, as in 「談判破裂」. For a violent explosion use 「爆発」, for a flat tire 「パンク」, for deliberate demolition 「爆破」; to mend a broken relationship use 「修復」.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only
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