突破|とっぱtoppa[0]heiban (flat)
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- noun, suru verb, transitive verbbreaking through; breakthrough; penetration
- noun, suru verb, transitive verbsurmounting (a difficulty); overcoming; getting over; accomplishing (an aim); reaching (a goal)
- noun, suru verb, transitive verbexceeding; passing; rising above
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 突破する(とっぱする) |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 突破します(とっぱします) |
| Negative (nai) | 突破しない(とっぱしない) |
| polite (masen) | 突破しません(とっぱしません) |
| classical zu / nu | 突破せず・突破せぬ(とっぱせず・とっぱせぬ) |
| Past (ta) | 突破した(とっぱした) |
| polite (mashita) | 突破しました(とっぱしました) |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 突破しなかった(とっぱしなかった) |
| polite (masen deshita) | 突破しませんでした(とっぱしませんでした) |
| Te form | 突破して(とっぱして) |
| Potential | 突破できる(とっぱできる) |
| Passive | 突破される(とっぱされる) |
| Causative | 突破させる(とっぱさせる) |
| Causative passive | 突破させられる(とっぱさせられる) |
| Conditional (ba) | 突破すれば(とっぱすれば) |
| tara | 突破したら(とっぱしたら) |
| Volitional | 突破しよう(とっぱしよう) |
| polite (mashou) | 突破しましょう(とっぱしましょう) |
| Imperative | 突破しろ(とっぱしろ) |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
- Synonym突き抜けるつきぬけるNeutralA neutral verb for piercing through to the other side — penetration rather than overcoming — also figuratively for ideas that go beyond the norm, as in 「突き抜けた発想」.
- Related突き破るつきやぶるNeutralA neutral verb for forcefully smashing or bursting through something physical, as in 「壁を突き破る」; unlike 突破, it has no sense of exceeding a figure.
- Antonym停滞ていたいWrittenA noun used mainly in written prose for stagnation — things grinding to a halt and failing to advance; the opposite of 突破, which pushes forward through barriers.
- Antonym頓挫とんざWrittenA noun used mainly in written prose for a plan hitting a setback midway and stalling, as in 「計画が頓挫」; the opposite of a smooth breakthrough.
Use 「突破」 for breaking through barriers or exceeding a figure, as in 「100万人突破」 and 「難関を突破」. For physically smashing through something, use 「突き破る」; for piercing through, 「突き抜ける」. 「停滞」 is stagnation; 「頓挫」 is a plan's setback.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only


