JLPT N3 · 12 strokes
Kanji 割: "proportion, comparatively, divide"
The kanji 割 means "proportion, comparatively, divide, cut, separate, split". It is written with 12 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N3, read カツ in on'yomi and わ.る, わり, わ.り, わ.れる, さ.く 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)
カツ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
わ.るわりわ.りわ.れるさ.く
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 | proportion, comparatively, divide, cut, separate, split |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 12 |
| JLPT level | N3 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 6 |
| Frequency rank | 318 of 2,501 |
Common words with 割
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 割れるto break; to be smashed · to split; to crack; to fissure; to be torn
- 役割part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
- 割るto divide · to cut; to halve; to separate; to split
- 割とcomparatively; relatively; fairly; rather
- 割にcomparatively; relatively; fairly; rather · considering ...; for ...; despite ...; in spite of ...
- 割り込むto cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to squeeze oneself into · to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below
- 割って入るto wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.)
- 割り切るto find a clear solution; to come to a clean decision; to give a clear explanation; to reason out · to divide exactly (without remainder); to divide evenly
- 割りrate; ratio; proportion · one tenth; ten percent
- 割合rate; ratio; percentage; proportion · comparatively
- 役割を果たすto play a role; to serve a function; to play a part
- 割れ目crack; crevice; split; fissure · opening of the vagina; slit
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