The kanji 裂: meaning, readings and stroke order

裂

Meaning: tear, split
On reading: レツ retsu
Kun reading: さ（く） saku、さ（ける） sakeru
Strokes: 12
Radical: 衣 clothes
Level: Level 8 · the last years of junior high

Stroke order

Meaning in other languages

Vietnamese: xé, rách (liệt)
Japanese: さく。さける。
Korean: 찢다, 찢어지다 (렬·열)
Chinese: 撕开、裂开

Readings, words and example sentences

レツ retsu · on reading · less common

分ぶん裂れつ
splitting, division
細ぼうが 分ぶん裂れつします。
Cells divide.

さ（く） saku · kun reading · less common

裂さく
to tear, to rip
紙を二つに 裂さきます。
I tear the paper in two.

さ（ける） sakeru · kun reading · less common

裂さける
to tear, to split open
ふくろが 裂さけました。
The bag ripped open.

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Readings, radicals: Kanjium, KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); Korean, simplified forms: Unicode Unihan. Meanings, sentences: Dino Kids (CC0). See Licences.