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KanjiN1Secondary school · 中学12 strokesRadical 衣

裂 · split, rend

裂 is a kanji meaning split, rend, tear. It has 12 strokes and is on the JLPT N1 list.

On'yomi · from Chinese

  • レツretsu

Kun'yomi · Japanese

  • さくsaku
  • さけるsakeru
  • -ぎれ-gire

Practise the N1 kanji

In 第14巻 JLPT N1, a chapter at a time, with their words. Chapter 1 is free.

Words that use 裂 · 4 in our JLPT lists

Words that use 裂
WordReadingMeaningLevel
裂くさくto tear, to splitN3
裂けるさけるto split, to tear, to burstN3
分裂ぶんれつsplit, division, break upN1
破裂はれつexplosion, rupture, break offN1

Readings and meanings: KANJIDIC2 · Words: JMdict · © EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Stroke order: KanjiVG (Ulrich Apel and contributors, CC BY-SA 3.0) · JLPT levels: Jonathan Waller, tanos.co.uk (CC BY), unofficial · All sources · This page's kanji and word data is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Stroke order

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