split, rend, tear

On'yomi
レツ
Kun'yomi
さ.く、さ.ける、-ぎ.れ
Parts
亠刂歹衣similar kanji →
JLPT N212 strokesSecondary#1041 most commonU+88C2

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12 strokes · red arrow marks where each stroke ends

Words using 裂

  • 引き裂くひきさくto tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to tear to piecesN5
  • 核分裂かくぶんれつnuclear fissionN5
  • 裂くさくto tear; to rip upN5
  • 亀裂きれつcrack; crevice; fissure; chap; riftN5
  • 決裂けつれつbreakdown (of talks, negotiations, etc.); breaking off; ruptureN5
  • 破裂はれつbursting; rupture; explosionN5
  • 分裂ぶんれつsplit; division; break upN5
  • 裂けるさけるto split; to tear; to burst; to be separated; to be dividedN5
  • 裂け目さけめtear; rip; rent; slit; crack; chasm; riftN5
  • 炸裂さくれつviolent explosion; burstingN5
  • 切り裂くきりさくto cut off; to cut up; to tear to piecesN3
  • 張り裂けるはりさけるto burst (open); to break; to splitN3
  • 爆裂ばくれつexplodingN3
  • 秘裂ひれつfemale genitaliaN3
  • 裂果れっかdehiscent fruitN3
  • 断裂だんれつsnapping apartN3
  • 裂罅れっかfissureN3
  • 口が裂けても言えないくちがさけてもいえない(I) won't say anything no matter what; unwilling to tell even under threatN3
  • 口が裂けてもくちがさけても(not saying anything) no matter whatN3
  • 口裂こうれつoral slit; oral fissure; rima orisN3