Word Meaning 破局

はきょく hakyoku

破局 is read as はきょく (hakyoku) and means catastrophe.

Meaning

English

  1. catastrophe
  2. cataclysm
  3. collapse (of a relationship)
  4. breakup
  5. split (friends, lovers, etc.)

Reading

Kana

はきょく

Romaji

hakyoku

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 17 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 5 Kanken 6級 Related Words 別れ,別れる,決裂,決別,マンネリ化,倦怠期,別れ話,離婚 Rank 5657 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

破産

はさん

bankruptcy

破る

やぶる

to break (a record)

破れる

やぶれる

to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.)

破格

はかく

solecistic

破談

はだん

breaking off (an engagement, negotiations, etc.)

当局

とうきょく

this office

政局

せいきょく

political situation

支局

しきょく

branch office

きょく

game (of go, shogi, etc.)

薬局

やっきょく

hospital pharmacy

時局

じきょく

situation

事務局

じむきょく

secretariat

Example Sentences

3

Tom and Mary broke up in October.

Tom and Mary broke up last week.

Tom and Mary broke up three weeks ago.