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割

proportion
Stroke count: 12

Readings

On readingカツ
Kun readingわ.る、わり、わ.り、わ.れる、さ.く
JLPT level: N2JōyōGrade 6

Meanings

  1. proportionRtK
  2. comparatively
  3. divide
  4. cut
  5. separate
    政治は何だって私たちを分割したいのかしら。私たちは、誰がよい人で誰が悪い人か知っているのに。Why is politics separating us, when we ourselves know who is good and who isn't?tatoeba
    政治はこの３つを分割したいみたいね。It seems that the government wants to separate these three.tatoeba
  6. split
  1. to divide
  2. to cut
  3. to halve
  4. to separate
  5. to split

Popular Usage

割合割れる時間割

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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harm · mansion · house · grow up · mouth (口) · sword (刀) · sabre (刀) · saber (刀)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1673

Compound words

割合わりあい
rate; ratio; percentage; proportion; comparatively
割れるわれる
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to fissure
時間割じかんわり
timetable (esp. a weekly school timetable); schedule
割るわる
to divide; to cut; to halve; to separate; to split
薪割りまきわり
hatchet; axe; wood-chopping; wood-splitting
１割いちわり
ten percent
学割がくわり
student discount
割譲かつじょう
cession (of territory)
二割にわり
20 percent
分割ぶんかつ
partition; division; separation; segmenting; splitting
役割やくわり
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
割りわり
rate; ratio; proportion; one tenth; ten percent
割高わりだか
comparatively high; fairly expensive
割にわりに
comparatively; relatively; fairly; rather; pretty
割引わりびき
discount; reduction; rebate; tenths discounted; tenths reduced
割安わりやす
economical; comparatively cheap
割とわりと
comparatively; relatively; fairly; rather; pretty
水割りみずわり
cutting an alcoholic beverage (usu. whisky or shōchū); diluting an alcoholic beverage; cut drink; diluted drink; watered-down drink
割り勘わりかん
splitting the cost; splitting the bill; Dutch treat
割り算わりざん
division
割り箸わりばし
dispensable chopsticks; throwaway chopsticks
割れ目われめ
crack; crevice; split; fissure; cleft
割合にわりあいに
comparatively
割引債わりびきさい
discount bond

On Reading Examples

よい投資方法としては月払いの分割がある。ぶんかつ
A good method for investing is a monthly allotment.tatoeba
ドイツの分割は１９９０年まで既成事実と考えられていた。ぶんかつ
The division of Germany was considered a given until 1989.tatoeba

Additional Examples

彼は年齢の割には背が高い。
He is a tall boy for his years.tatoeba
彼は年の割に若く見えるので、大学生として通用します。
He looks so young for his age that he passes for a college student.tatoeba
彼は年の割には老けて見える。
He looks old for his age.tatoeba
彼は年の割には若作りだ。
He looks young for his age.tatoeba
塩分の割合を通常の醤油より減らしたもの。
These soy-sauces are with lower ratio of salt, compared with that of general soy-sauce.wiki
また現在は女流講談師の割合も増えている。
Women's share in kodan business is also on the rise now.wiki
炮烙が割れると願い事が成就するとされている。
When the horaku plates are broken, the wish of the person donating the plate comes true.wiki
枯れた状態のまま杵で搗くと臼が割れる場合がある。
When a dry mortar is used, the mortar may break.wiki

Stroke Order

12 strokes

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