裂

12 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 8th grade
JLPT exam level N1

split, rend, tear

Kun'yomi
  • さく
    		to tear ②to cut up ③to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers) ④to spare (time, money, etc.)
  • さける
    		to split
  • -ぎれ
On'yomi
  • レツ

Main Radical

衣(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

さくさける 55.9%
レツ 44.1%

Character Breakdown

split, rend, tear
さ.く　レツ　-ぎ.れ (8th, N1)
file, row, rank
レツ　れっ　レ (3rd, N3)
bare bone, bad, wrong
ガツ　ガチ　タイ (Kentei 1)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
evening
ゆう　セキ　ゆ (1st, N4)
knife, standing sword radical (no. 18)
トウ
garment, clothes, dressing
イ　ころも　きぬ (4th, N2)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
garment(衣) variant

Common Words

き
切
　
り
さ
裂
　
く
to cut off
ひ
引
　
き
さ
裂
　
く
to tear up ②to (forcibly) separate (a couple, family, etc.)
さ
裂
　
く
to tear ②to cut up ③to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers) ④to spare (time, money, etc.)
さく
炸
れつ
裂
violent explosion
さ
裂
　
け
　
る
to split
ばく
爆
れつ
裂
exploding
ぶん
分
れつ
裂
split
は
破
れつ
裂
bursting ②breakdown (of talks, negotiations, etc.)
や
八
　
つ
ざ
裂
　
き
tearing limb from limb
さ
裂
　
け
め
目
tear
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References

Unicode hex code 88C2
JIS X 0208 1-46-86
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 4233
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 5453
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2687
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Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 1581
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Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 1626
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 821
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 5e6.7
Four corner code 1273.2
De Roo Code 3165