破局

Chinese

to break; to split; broken
to break; to split; broken; damaged; worn out
 
situation; office; (a measure word used for games) set or round office
simp. and trad.
(破局)

Pronunciation


Verb

破局

  1. to break a deadlock

Noun

破局

  1. lost game; losing battle; bad situation

Synonyms

Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: 5
きょく
Grade: 3
on'yomi

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) きょく [hàkyókú] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ha̠kʲo̞kɯ̟]

Noun

()(きょく) • (hakyoku

  1. catastrophe, collapse
    ついに破局(はきょく)(むか)えた。
    Tsui ni hakyoku o mukaeta.
    It ended in disaster.
  2. breakup

Verb

()(きょく)する • (hakyoku suruintransitive suru (stem ()(きょく) (hakyoku shi), past ()(きょく)した (hakyoku shita))

  1. break up (to end a relationship)

Conjugation

References

  1. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN