Japanese symbol for “abolishing”

打破

だは

Romaji: daha

breaking down; defeating; abolishing

In Japanese, abolishing is 打破, read だは (daha).

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Meanings

n, vs, vt breaking down; defeating; abolishing

Written forms: 打破. Readings: だは、たは.

Kanji and stroke order

打

strike, hit, knock

on: ダ、ダース
kun: う.つ、う.ち-、ぶ.つ

5 strokes · JLPT 2

破

rend, rip, tear

on: ハ
kun: やぶ.る、やぶ.れる、わ.れる

10 strokes · JLPT 2

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

Word	Reading	Meaning
打つ	うつ utsu	to hit; to strike; to knock
打撃	だげき dageki	blow; shock; strike
打ち上げ	うちあげ uchiage	launch (of a rocket, satellite, etc.); lift-off; shooting off (fireworks)
安打	あんだ anda	safe hit
打線	だせん dasen	batting line-up; batting order
破壊	はかい hakai	destruction; disruption
突破	とっぱ toppa	breaking through; breakthrough; penetration
破産	はさん hasan	bankruptcy; insolvency

Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.