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裂

N1

Stroke Order

Meanings

  • split
  • rend
  • tear

On'yomi (音読み)

  • レツ

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

  • さ.く
  • さ.ける
  • -ぎ.れ
Strokes
12
JLPT Level
N1
Frequency
#1308
School Grade
Secondary
Radical
衣#145 · clothes

Components

Common Words

  • 分裂ぶんれつNoun
    split, division, break up
  • 亀裂きれつNoun
    crack, crevice, fissure
  • 決裂けつれつNoun
    breakdown (of talks, negotiations, etc.), breaking off, rupture
  • 破裂はれつNoun
    bursting, rupture, explosion
  • 核分裂かくぶんれつNoun
    nuclear fission
  • 炸裂さくれつNoun
    violent explosion, bursting
  • 裂くさくGodan verb
    to tear, to rip up
  • 裂けるさけるIchidan verb
    to split, to tear, to burst

Practice in Kanjiru

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