Word Meaning 四分五裂

しぶごれつ shibugoretsu

四分五裂 is read as しぶごれつ (shibugoretsu) and means torn asunder.

Meaning

English

  1. torn asunder
  2. disrupted and disorganized

Reading

Kana

しぶごれつ

Romaji

shibugoretsu

Writing Variants

  • 四分五裂 しぶんごれつ shibungoretsu

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 25 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 3級 Yojijukugo Rank 8448 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

四分儀

しぶんぎ

quadrant (instrument)

四肢五体

ししごたい

the whole body

分裂

ぶんれつ

split

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

根本分裂

こんぽんぶんれつ

fundamental schism (between the early Sthaviravāda and Mahāsāṃghika Buddhist schools)

直接分裂

ちょくせつぶんれつ

direct division (i.e. amitosis)

還元分裂

かんげんぶんれつ

meiosis