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Kanji Information Sheet for 割 ( PDF version )
Bushu (Radical) Info:
刀 (かたな) – sword
刈 (ガイ, カイ, か.る, かっ かり) – reap; cut; clip; trim; prune
刀 (かたな) – sword
刈 (ガイ, カイ, か.る, かっ かり) – reap; cut; clip; trim; prune
Henshall Mnemonic: sword harms by dividing
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 6
Frequency: #318 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Frequency: #318 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
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JLPT N4 Words
- 割れる [われる]
(v1,vi) to break; to split; to cleave; to fissure; to be smashed; to crack; to be torn [K] [D] [Jisho] - 割合 [わりあい]
(adv,n) (1) rate; ratio; percentage; proportion; (2) comparatively; (3) contrary to expectations [K] [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 割る [わる]
(v5r) to divide; to cut; to break; to halve; to separate; to split; to rip; to crack; to smash; to dilute [K] [D] [Jisho] - 役割 [やくわり]
(n) part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties [K] [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 時間割 [じかんわり]
(n) timetable; schedule [K] [D] [Jisho] - 割引 [わりびき]
(n,suf) discount; reduction; rebate; tenths discounted [K] [D] [Jisho] - 割合に [わりあいに]
(adv) comparatively [K] [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 割 [かつ]
divide; cut; halve; separate; split; rip; break; crack; smash; dilute [K] [D] [Jisho] - 割 [わり]
(n,n-suf) rate; ratio; proportion; percentage; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent [K] [D] [Jisho] - 割り込む [わりこむ]
(v5m) to cut in; to thrust oneself into; to wedge oneself in; to muscle in on; to interrupt; to disturb [K] [D] [Jisho] - 割り算 [わりざん]
(n) (math) division [K] [D] [Jisho] - 割り当て [わりあて]
(n) allotment; assignment; allocation; quota; rationing [K] [D] [Jisho] - 割引き [わりびき]
(n,suf) discount; reduction; rebate; tenths discounted [K] [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 分割 [ぶんかつ]
(n,vs) partition; division; separation [K] [D] [Jisho] - 分割払い [ぶんかつばらい]
(n) payment by installments; hire-purchase [K] [D] [Jisho] - 学割 [がくわり]
(n) (abbr) student discount [K] [D] [Jisho] - 学割り [がくわり]
(n) (abbr) student discount [K] [D] [Jisho] - 割く [さく]
(v5k) to cut up; to separate; to spare (e.g. time); to cleave; to sever; to divide; to cede; to alienate [K] [D] [Jisho] - 割に [わりに]
(adv) comparatively; in proportion [K] [D] [Jisho] - 割り [わり]
(n,n-suf) rate; ratio; proportion; percentage; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent [K] [D] [Jisho] - 割り引 [わりびき]
(n,suf) discount; reduction; rebate; tenths discounted [K] [D] [Jisho] - 割り引き [わりびき]
(n,suf) discount; reduction; rebate; tenths discounted [K] [D] [Jisho] - 割り引く [わりびく]
(v5k) to discount [K] [D] [Jisho] - 割り勘 [わりかん]
(n) Dutch account; Dutch treat [K] [D] [Jisho] - 時間割り [じかんわり]
(n) timetable; schedule [K] [D] [Jisho] - 割り込み [わりこみ]
(n) interruption; sharing a theater box; muscling in on; wedging oneself in; cutting in line; (CPU) interrupt [K] [D] [Jisho] - 割り出す [わりだす]
(v5s) to calculate; to compute; to infer [K] [D] [Jisho] - 割り切る [わりきる]
(v5r) to divide; to give a clear explanation [K] [D] [Jisho] - 割り当てる [わりあてる]
(v1) to assign; to allot; to divide among; to distribute; to prorate [K] [D] [Jisho] - 割り箸 [わりばし]
(n) splittable (wood) chopsticks [K] [D] [Jisho] - 割れ目 [われめ]
(n) chasm; interstice; crevice; crack; split; rift; fissure [K] [D] [Jisho] - 割安 [わりやす]
(adj-na,n) economical; comparatively cheap [K] [D] [Jisho] - 割引く [わりびく]
(v5k) to discount [K] [D] [Jisho] - 割引債 [わりびきさい]
(n) discount bond [K] [D] [Jisho] - 割高 [わりだか]
(adj-na,n) comparatively high; fairly expensive [K] [D] [Jisho] - 割出す [わりだす]
(v5s) to calculate; to compute; to infer [K] [D] [Jisho] - 割譲 [かつじょう]
(n) cession (of territory) [K] [D] [Jisho] - 割当て [わりあて]
(n) allotment; assignment; allocation; quota; rationing [K] [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.