proportion, comparatively, divide, cut
Also: separate, split
On'yomi (音読み)
- カツ
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
- わ.る
- わり
- わ.り
- わ.れる
- さ.く
About this kanji
The kanji 「割」 primarily means to divide or cut, and it is commonly used both as a verb and as a noun. For example, in the compound 分割 (ぶんかつ), it refers to a partition or division, while 役割 (やくわり) means a role or part that someone plays in a group. Another useful term is 割引 (わりびき), which means discount, indicating a reduction in price. You might also encounter 割合 (わりあい), meaning rate or ratio, showing proportions. A useful note is that when you see this kanji, it often indicates breaking something into parts or calculating proportions.
Example sentences
割引の期間が終わった。
The discount period has ended.
Meanings across languages
- English
- proportion, comparatively, divide, cut, separate, split
- Tiếng Việt
- tỷ lệ
- 日本語
- 割合
- 한국어
- 비율
- 中文
- 分割
- id
- proporsi
- th
- อัตราส่วน
- es
- proporción
- fr
- proportion
- de
- Proportion
- pt
- proporção
Common compounds
- 分割partition, division, separation
- 役割part, assigning (allotment of) parts, role
- 割りrate, ratio, proportion
- 割合rate, ratio, percentage
- 割引discount, reduction, rebate
- 学割student discount
- 割るto divide, to cut, to halve
- 割高comparatively high, fairly expensive
Words using this kanji
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