| 裂 | meaning | 'split, rend, tear' |
| onyomi | レツ | |
| kunyomi | さ.く, さ.ける, -ぎ.れ |
| term | pronunciation | English |
|---|---|---|
| 裂く | さく | to tear, to split |
| 亀裂 | きれつ | crack, crevice, fissure, chap |
| 分裂 | ぶんれつ | split, division, break up |
| 四分五裂 | しぶんごれつ, しぶごれつ | torn asunder, disrupted and disorganized |
| 決裂 | けつれつ | breakdown, rupture |
| 破裂 | はれつ | explosion, rupture, break off |
| 細胞分裂 | さいぼうぶんれつ | cell division |
| 裂ける | さける | to split, to tear, to burst |
| 裂け目 | さけめ | rent, tear, crack |
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