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JLPT N1 kanji · Chapter 32

裂 kanji: meaning, readings and stroke order

tear; split

On: レツretsu
Kun: さくsaku さけるsakeru ぎれgire

Onreadings from Chinese, in katakanaKunJapanese readings, in hiraganaOn’yomi vs Kun’yomi

裂12 strokes

How to write 裂: stroke order

裂 has 12 strokes. Each step adds the next stroke in red, with a dot where it starts. Tap the large character above to watch it written again.

裂 stroke order diagram with numbered strokes — The stroke order of 裂 in one diagram: each number marks where its stroke starts.

Kanji stroke order: The 10 rules, with animated examples

Stroke order data: KanjiVG by Ulrich Apel and contributors (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Parts of 裂

The parts 裂 is built from, each highlighted where it sits. Parts that are kanji themselves link to their own page.

列
line; row
衣
clothing
Radical

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JLPT N1 kanji · Chapter 32

巡 go around; make roundsOnジュンKunめぐる、おまわり、めぐり臭 odor; stinkingOnシュウ、キュウKunくさい、におう、におい慶 congratulate; celebrateOnケイ、キョウKunよろこび、よろこぶ、よい距 distanceOnキョKunけづめ、へだたる、へだてる釈 explain; releaseOnシャク、セキKunとく、すてる、ゆるす侵 invade; infringeOnシンKunおかす、みにくい僚 colleague; officialOnリョウKunとも、つかさ悟 understand; awakenOnゴKunさとる隆 prosperous; riseOnリュウKunたかい、さかん裂 tear; splitOnレツKunさく、さける、ぎれ