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記録を破る (きろくをやぶる) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

記き録ろくを破やぶる

Meanings

1

expression, godan verb (-ru)

break a record

Used in sports, competitions, or any measurable achievement to surpass a previous best.

彼かれは100メートル走そうで世せ界かい記き録ろくを破やぶった。
He broke the world record in the 100-meter dash.
今年ことしの猛もう暑しょは過か去この最さい高こう気き温

おん

の

記き

録ろく

を

破やぶ

っ

た

。

This year's intense heat broke the record for the highest temperature.

Kanji

記scribe, account, narrative
録record
破rend, rip, tear

Similar words

記き録ろくを更こう新しんする
記録を更新する also means 'to renew/update a record', but it can imply setting a new record by a smaller margin or simply updating a personal best, while 記録を破る emphasizes breaking or surpassing an existing record.

Etymology

Compound of 記録 (record) + を (object marker) + 破る (to break). The verb 破る means to tear, break, or violate, and here it is used figuratively to mean surpassing a previous record.