What does kanji 割 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 割 is proportion.

How is kanji 割 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 割 are わ.る, わり, わ.り, わ.れる, さ.く; the onyomi readings are カツ.

Which school grade teaches kanji 割?

Kanji 割 is taught in Jōyō Grade 6.

What is the main radical of kanji 割?

The main radical for kanji 割 is 刀.

What words use kanji 割?

Example words that use kanji 割 include 割り, 割り当て, 割り当てる, 割合.

JōyōJLPT N3Kanken 5

割

Meaning

Kanji 割

proportion

proportion, comparatively, divide, cut, separate, split

Stroke Order

Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み: わ.るわりわ.りわ.れるさ.く
Onyomi 音読み: カツ
Nanori 名乗り: -

Variant: 割 (Kyūjitai) • Added to Jōyō: 1946

Jōyō: Grade 6
JLPT: JLPT N3
Frequency: #318
Strokes: 12
Radical: 刀
Components: 二 • 亠 • 刈 • 口 • 土 • 宀
Kanji Kentei: Level 5
Similar Kanji: 害 • 㝬 • 瞎 • 轄 • 豁 • 鎋 • 嗐

Related vocabulary

Showing 36 common entries

Showing 36 of 394 entries that include this kanji.

割り

わり

(comparative) profit

割り当て

わりあて

allocation

割り当てる

わりあてる

to assign

割合

わりあい

comparatively

割引

わりびき

tenths discounted

裂く

さく

to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers)

割り出す

わりだす

to calculate

割る

わる

to dilute

割れ目

われめ

vulva

割に

わりに

considering ...

割り箸

わりばし

dispensable chopsticks

割り込む

わりこむ

to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.)

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Example sentences

5 reference sentences

ケーキを四つに割ってください。

Please divide the cake into four pieces.

彼はまきをなたで割った。

He split the firewood with a hatchet.

この線で紙を割るように切ってください。

Please cut the paper apart along this line.

仕事は三人で割ればすぐ終わる。

If the work is divided among three people, it will be finished quickly.

この地域では女性の割合が高い。

In this area, the proportion of women is high.

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