裂

ONれつ

KUNさく、さける

Meanings

tearsplitriprend

How to remember

Imagine a piece of CLOTHING (衣, top part) that has been completely RIPPED down the middle, creating a visible SPLIT. The bottom part (列) can look like the jagged, separated pieces.

Vocabulary

裂けるさける

to tear, to split (intransitive)

裂くさく

to tear, to rip (transitive)

破裂はれつ

rupture, burst

決裂けつれつ

breakdown (of negotiations), rupture

亀裂きれつ

crack, fissure

Related kanji

破切割別分断