Word Meaning 亀裂

きれつ kiretsu

亀裂 is read as きれつ (kiretsu) and means crack.

Meaning

English

crack
crevice
fissure
chap
rift

Reading

Kana

きれつ

Romaji

kiretsu

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 23 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper grade Kanken 2級 Rank 15488 Priority C

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

亀

かめ

heavy drinker

亀甲

きっこう

tortoise shell

分裂

ぶんれつ

split

破裂

はれつ

breakdown (of talks, negotiations, etc.)

四分五裂

しぶんごれつ

torn asunder

決裂

けつれつ

breakdown (of talks, negotiations, etc.)

核分裂

かくぶんれつ

karyokinesis (division of a cell nucleus during mitosis or meiosis)

細胞分裂

さいぼうぶんれつ

cell division

内部分裂

ないぶぶんれつ

internal disunity

自発核分裂

じはつかくぶんれつ

spontaneous fission

原子核分裂

げんしかくぶんれつ

nuclear fission

減数分裂

げんすうぶんれつ

meiosis