し
四
ぶん
分
ご
五
れつ
裂

noun, takes する

Messages.yoji.
  1. torn asunder, disrupted and disorganized.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
し
四
ぶん
分
ご
五
れつ
裂
 四分五裂 しぶんごれつ
し
四
ぶ
分
ご
五
れつ
裂
 四分五裂 しぶごれつ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

four
よん　シ　よ (1st, N5)
box, box or enclosure radical (no. 31)
イ　コク (Kentei 1)
legs radical (no. 10)
ジン　ニン　がい (Kentei 1)
part, minute of time, segment
ブン　わ.ける　ブ (2nd)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ　や　はっ (1st, N5)
sword, saber, knife
かたな　トウ　ち (2nd, N1)
five
ゴ　いつ　さ (1st, N5)
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