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裂

split
Stroke count: 12

Readings

On readingレツ
Kun readingさ.く、さ.ける、-ぎ.れ
JōyōGrade 8KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. splitRtK
  2. rend
  3. tear
  1. to tear
  2. to rip up
  3. to cut up
  4. to cleave
  5. to cut open (esp. the abdomen)

Popular Usage

裂く

Radicals and components

Radical衣clothesComponents

Mnemonic (RtK)

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file · bones (骨) · one (一) · ceiling (冖) · evening · sword (刀) · sabre (刀) · saber (刀) · cloth (巾) · clothes · clothing · garment

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 876

Compound words

裂くさく
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to cut open (esp. the abdomen)
亀裂きれつ
crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift
決裂けつれつ
breakdown (of talks, negotiations, etc.); breaking off; rupture
破裂はれつ
bursting; rupture; explosion; breakdown (of talks, negotiations, etc.); breaking off
分裂ぶんれつ
split; division; break up
炸裂さくれつ
violent explosion; bursting
核分裂かくぶんれつ
nuclear fission; karyokinesis (division of a cell nucleus during mitosis or meiosis)
裂けるさける
to split; to tear; to burst; to be separated; to be divided
裂け目さけめ
tear; rip; rent; slit; crack
引き裂くひきさく
to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to tear to pieces; to (forcibly) separate (a couple, family, etc.)

Stroke Order

12 strokes

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