漢字道KANJIDO

12 strokesRadical

3Junior high level12 strokesRadical
On
レツ
Kun
さ.く・さ.ける・-ぎ.れ
Meaning
split; tear

Origin

ORIGIN

衣 "cloth" with 列: cloth tearing apart — to split, to tear.

Stroke order

STROKE ORDER

Readings and examples

OFFICIAL READINGS

レツ決裂・破裂・分裂
さく裂く・八つ裂き

Compare: 割く

さける裂ける・裂け目

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

Compounds

COMPOUNDS

  • 分裂ぶんれつ

    split; division

  • 破裂はれつ

    rupture; bursting

Example

EXAMPLE

A sentence using this kanji

水道管が破裂した。

The water pipe burst.

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