JLPT N1 · 12 strokes
Kanji 裂: "split, rend, tear"
The kanji 裂 means "split, rend, tear". It is written with 12 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read レツ in on'yomi and さ.く, さ.ける, -ぎ.れ in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
レツ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
さ.くさ.ける-ぎ.れ
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | split, rend, tear |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 12 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 1041 of 2,501 |
Common words with 裂
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 切り裂くdéchirer, lacérer, taillader
- 裂くto tear; to rip up · to cut up; to cleave; to cut open (esp. the abdomen)
- 引き裂くto tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to tear to pieces · to (forcibly) separate (a couple, family, etc.); to force apart; to tear apart
- 破裂bursting; rupture; explosion · breakdown (of talks, negotiations, etc.); breaking off
- 裂けるto split; to tear; to burst; to be separated
- 亀裂crack; crevice; fissure; chap
- 炸裂violent explosion; bursting
- 分裂split; division; break up
- 裂け目tear; rip; rent; slit
- 張り裂けるto burst (open); to break; to split
- 八つ裂きtearing limb from limb; tearing apart; cutting (a person) to pieces
- 支離滅裂incoherent; inconsistent; illogical; disorderly
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