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カツ
Kun
わ(る)・わり
Meaning
to divide; split; proportion

Origin

ORIGIN

害 plus 刂 "blade"; cutting a thing apart with a blade — hence "to divide, proportion."

Stroke order

STROKE ORDER

Readings and examples

OFFICIAL READINGS

カツ割愛・割拠・分割
わる割る
わり割がいい・割合・割に・五割
われる割れる・ひび割れ
さく割く

Compare: 裂く

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

Compounds

COMPOUNDS

  • 分割ぶんかつ

    division; splitting

  • 役割やくわり

    role; part

Example

EXAMPLE

A sentence using this kanji

自分の役割を果たした。

I fulfilled my role.

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