Word Meaning 約束を破る

やくそくをやぶる yakusoku o yaburu

約束を破る is read as やくそくをやぶる (yakusoku o yaburu) and means to break a promise.

Meaning

English

to break a promise
to go back on one's word
to renege

Reading

Kana

やくそくをやぶる

Romaji

yakusoku o yaburu

Writing Variants

約束をやぶる やくそくをやぶる yakusokuoyaburu

Stroke Sequence

5 Characters • 30 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 5 Kanken 6級 Rank 117280 Priority S

Related Vocabulary

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約束破る

やくそくやぶる

to break a promise

約束を守る

やくそくをまもる

to keep a promise

約束

やくそく

convention

約束手形

やくそくてがた

promissory note

約束通り

やくそくどおり

as promised

約束事

やくそくごと

convention

約束の地

やくそくのち

Promised Land

約束に背く

やくそくにそむく

to break one's promise

口約束

くちやくそく

verbal promise

二世の約束

にせのやくそく

marriage vows

会う約束

あうやくそく

appointment

破約

はやく

breaking (an agreement, promise)

Example Sentences

彼は約束を破るような男ではない。

He would be the last man to break his word.

約束を破る人は決して信用されない。

Those who often break their promises are never trusted.