核分裂 (カクブンレツ) nuclear fission, karyokinesis (division of a cell nucleus during mitosis or meiosis)
炸裂 (サクレツ) violent explosion, bursting
Kunyomi Examples
裂く (さく) to tear, to rip up, to cut up, to cleave, to cut open (esp. the abdomen), to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers), to spare (time, money, etc.), to use part of something, to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
裂ける (さける) to split, to tear, to burst, to be separated, to be divided
Kanji
Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high
JLPT level: N1
1041 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke count: 12
Meaning: split, rend, tear
Kunyomi: さ.く さ.ける -ぎ.れ
Onyomi: レツ
Composition: 列 衣
裂
Radical
Radical: 衣
Meaning: clothes
衣
Examples
Onyomi Examples
裂孔ヘルニア (レツコウヘルニア) hiatal hernia, hiatus hernia
裂肉歯 (レツニクシ) carnassial, carnassial tooth
核分裂 (カクブンレツ) nuclear fission, karyokinesis (division of a cell nucleus during mitosis or meiosis)
炸裂 (サクレツ) violent explosion, bursting
Kunyomi Examples
裂く (さく) to tear, to rip up, to cut up, to cleave, to cut open (esp. the abdomen), to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers), to spare (time, money, etc.), to use part of something, to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
裂ける (さける) to split, to tear, to burst, to be separated, to be divided