Word Meaning 八方破れ

はっぽうやぶれ happouyabure

八方破れ is read as はっぽうやぶれ (happouyabure) and means full of holes (e.g. argument).

Meaning

English

full of holes (e.g. argument)
vulnerable to any kind of attack (or criticism, etc.)

Reading

Kana

はっぽうやぶれ

Romaji

happouyabure

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 18 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 5 Kanken 6級 Proverb ✓ Rank 74966 Priority L

Related Vocabulary

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八方美人

はっぽうびじん

flawlessly beautiful woman

八方塞

はっぽうふさがり

being boxed in on all sides

八方円満

はっぽうえんまん

to the satisfaction of all parties

八方

はっぽう

large hanging lantern

八方丸く治まる

はっぽうまるくおさまる

to find a solution (after struggle)

八方手を尽くす

はっぽうてをつくす

to try all possible means

八丈方言

はちじょうほうげん

Hachijō dialects

八方行灯

はっぽうあんどん

large hanging paper lantern

四方八方

しほうはっぽう

in all directions

八つ当たり

やつあたり

venting one's anger (on someone or something)

八千草

やちぐさ

variety of plants

八景

はっけい

eight picturesque sights