Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high
Stroke count: 14
Meaning: be rent, ripped, unravel, run, begin to open, smile
Kunyomi: ほころ.びる
Onyomi: タン
Composition: 糸 定
Radical: 糸
Meaning: silk
経営破綻 (ケイエイハタン) business failure
経済破綻 (ケイザイハタン) economic collapse, financial failure, bankruptcy
綻びる (ほころびる) to come apart at the seams, to be ripped, to be torn, to begin to open, to begin to bloom, to smile broadly, to break into a smile