Japanese symbol for “accomplishing”
突破
とっぱ
Romaji: toppa
breaking through; breakthrough; penetration
In Japanese, accomplishing is 突破, read とっぱ (toppa).
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Meanings
- n, vs, vt breaking through; breakthrough; penetration
- n, vs, vt surmounting (a difficulty); overcoming; getting over; accomplishing (an aim); reaching (a goal)
- n, vs, vt exceeding; passing; rising above
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 突然 | とつぜん totsuzen | abrupt; sudden; unexpected |
| 衝突 | しょうとつ shoutotsu | collision; crash; impact |
| 突入 | とつにゅう totsunyuu | rushing into; breaking into; storming |
| 突如 | とつじょ totsujo | suddenly; all of a sudden; unexpectedly |
| 突き | つき tsuki | thrust; stab; lunge |
| 破壊 | はかい hakai | destruction; disruption |
| 破産 | はさん hasan | bankruptcy; insolvency |
| 破る | やぶる yaburu | to tear; to rip; to break |
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.