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裂 さ.く、さ.ける、-ぎ.れ 分裂(ぶんれつ): split; division; break up破裂(はれつ): explosion; rupture; break off裂く(さく): (1) to tear; to rip up (2) to cut up; to cleave; to cut open (esp. the abdomen) (3) to forcibly separate (i.e. two lovers) (4) to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something (5) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye裂ける(さける): to split; to tear; to burst S 列: file; row; rank; tier; column衣: garment; clothes; dressing 衣 6 (none) split Someone takes a sword made of bone to split the garment right down the middle. Very effective.

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レツ split, rend, tear 1 1041 12 145 ころも・ころもへん 形声 Phonetic They tried issuing the skeleton warriors with proper garments to wear, but they kept getting split by the sharp bones or by their sabres. In the end, it was decided they look scarier naked anyway. 813

Kanji	裂
Onyomi	レツ
Kunyomi	さ.く、さ.ける、-ぎ.れ
English	split, rend, tear
Examples	分裂(ぶんれつ): split; division; break up 破裂(はれつ): explosion; rupture; break off 裂く(さく): (1) to tear; to rip up (2) to cut up; to cleave; to cut open (esp. the abdomen) (3) to forcibly separate (i.e. two lovers) (4) to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something (5) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye 裂ける(さける): to split; to tear; to burst
JLPT Level	1
Jouyou Grade	S
Frequency	1041
Components	列: file; row; rank; tier; column 衣: garment; clothes; dressing
Number of Strokes	12
Kanji Radical	衣
Radical Number	145
Radical Strokes	6
Radical Reading	ころも・ころもへん
Traditional Form	(none)
Classification	形声 Phonetic
Keyword	split
Koohii Story 1	They tried issuing the skeleton warriors with proper garments to wear, but they kept getting split by the sharp bones or by their sabres. In the end, it was decided they look scarier naked anyway.
Koohii Story 2	Someone takes a sword made of bone to split the garment right down the middle. Very effective.
RTK Index	813

Split Break Tear Cut 裂 レツ さ.く、さ.ける、 ぎ.れ Rend

Split Break Tear Cut 裂レツさ.く、さ.ける、ぎ.れ Rend