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裂

裂 — split, rend, tear

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レツ
Kun
さく, さける, -ぎれ
Strokes
12
JLPT
N1
School grade
8

Common words with 裂

  • 分裂ぶんれつsplit; division; break upCommon

    党派は二つに分裂した。
    The party was split up into two.

  • 亀裂きれつcrack; crevice; fissure; chap; riftCommon

    耐震性の悪い建物に亀裂が生じることもある。
    Also cracks may form in buildings that aren't Earthquake proof.

  • 決裂けつれつbreakdown (of talks, negotiations, etc.); breaking off; ruptureCommon

    交渉の決裂は戦争を引き起こすことになるだろう。
    A breakdown in the negotiations will mean war.

  • 破裂はれつbursting; rupture; explosionCommon
  • 核分裂かくぶんれつnuclear fissionCommon
  • 引き裂くひきさくto tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to tear to piecesCommon
  • 裂くさくto tear; to rip upCommon
  • 裂けるさけるto split; to tear; to burst; to be separated; to be dividedCommon
  • 裂け目さけめtear; rip; rent; slit; crack; chasm; riftCommon
  • 炸裂さくれつviolent explosion; burstingCommon
  • 四分五裂しぶんごれつtorn asunder; disrupted and disorganizedOccasional
  • 細胞分裂さいぼうぶんれつcell divisionOccasional
  • 爆裂ばくれつexplodingOccasional
  • 分裂性ぶんれつせいfissionableRare
  • 分裂選挙ぶんれつせんきょsplit election (where two or more candidates from the same party stand)Rare
  • 分裂症ぶんれつしょうschizophreniaRare
  • 内部分裂ないぶぶんれつinternal disunity; internal division; internal riftRare
  • 分裂物質ぶんれつぶっしつfissionable materialsRare
  • 体細胞分裂たいさいぼうぶんれつsomatic cell division (i.e. mitosis)Rare
  • 分裂症患者ぶんれつしょうかんじゃschizophrenicRare

With the N5–N1 kanji, you can read 68 words that use 裂.

  • 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
  • 裂く さく to tear; to rip up
  • 裂ける さける to split; to tear; to burst; to be separated; to be divided

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