Word Meaning 破戒

はかい hakai

破戒 is read as はかい (hakai) and means breaking a commandment (usually religious).

Meaning

English

breaking a commandment (usually religious)
offense against the Buddhist commandments (offence)

Reading

Kana

はかい

Romaji

hakai

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 17 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Antonyms 持戒 Rank 22129 Priority D

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

破戒僧

はかいそう

depraved monk

戒を破る

かいをやぶる

to break the Buddhist commandments

破壊

はかい

(application) crash

破裂

はれつ

breakdown (of talks, negotiations, etc.)

破棄

はき

reversal (of an original ruling on appeal)

破滅

はめつ

ruin

破壊的

はかいてき

destructive

破砕

はさい

crushing (into pieces)

破産裁判所

はさんさいばんしょ

bankruptcy court

破産宣告

はさんせんこく

adjudication of bankruptcy

破壊活動防止法

はかいかつどうぼうしほう

Subversive Activities Prevention Act

破壊分子

はかいぶんし

subversive