割 – proportion, comparatively, divide

12 strokesTaught in grade 6#318 in newspaper frequencyN4 vocabulary

The kanji 割 means proportion, comparatively, divide, cut, separate, split. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is カツ (katsu); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is わ.る、わり、わ.り、わ.れる、さ.く (waru, wari, wari, wareru, saku). It is written with 12 strokes, under radical 刀 (no. 18).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	カツ	katsu
Kun’yomi	わ.る	waru
Kun’yomi	わり	wari
Kun’yomi	わ.り	wari
Kun’yomi	わ.れる	wareru
Kun’yomi	さ.く	saku

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 刀 (Kangxi radical 18). Components: 刈・口・土・宀・亠・二.

Words using 割

割合わりあいrate割れるわれるto break役割やくわりpart割るわるto divide割算わりざんdivision割とわりとcomparatively割引わりびきdiscount時間割じかんわりtimetable (esp. a weekly school timetable)割合にわりあいにcomparatively割わりrate割当わりあてallotment割込むわりこむto cut into (a line, conversation, etc.)

Example sentences

クラスの女生徒の男生徒に対する割合は３対２だ。

The proportion of girls to boys in our class is three to two.

Tatoeba #225583

プラスチックは割れにくい。

Plastic does not break easily.

Tatoeba #197036

彼は自分の役割を十二分に生かしていますよ。

He's living his role to the hilt.

Tatoeba #104824

Kanji with the same radical

分前制初判利別切副券劇創則削刊刑

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