How to say 'Break' in Japanese | 割る

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The Japanese word for Break is 'Waru', written as 割る in Japanese.'Break' in hiragana is わる.

word

割る

Meaning

Break

Reading

わる

waru

Kanji

割Divide, Split

Explanation

The Japanese verb '割る (わる)' primarily means 'to break' or 'to divide'. It is used when something is physically broken into pieces or when dividing something into parts. For example: I broke the glass「グラスを割った」(グラスをわった). Let's divide the cake「ケーキを割ろう」(ケーキをわろう). Additionally, '割る' can be used in contexts like splitting costs or breaking a record. For instance: We split the bill「割り勘にした」(わりかんにした). He broke the world record「彼は世界記録を割った」(かれはせかいきろくをわった). Note that '割る' often implies a deliberate or forceful action.

Part Of Speech

verb

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

4468

Composition

kanji-hiragana

Handwriting

This word is an ichidan verb. To learn how it transforms in different tenses and forms, explore all its conjugations.

Kanji in the Word 割る

This word contains 1 kanji character:

kanji

割

Meaning

Divide, Split

Hiragana in the Word 割る

This word contains 1 Hiragana character :

hiragana

る

Reading

Words Related to 割る Through the Kanji 割

These 16 Words contain the Kanji 割 as well.

word

役割

Meaning

Role

word

割り算

Meaning

Division

word

割

Meaning

Ratio

word

学割

Meaning

Student discount

word

時間割り

Meaning

Schedule

word

分割

Meaning

Split, Division

word

割合

Meaning

Proportion, Relatively

word

割り当て

Meaning

Allocation

word

割り当てる

Meaning

Allocate

word

割り引く

Meaning

Discount

word

割に

Meaning

Relatively

word

割り引き

Meaning

Discount

word

割合に

Meaning

Relatively

word

割り込む

Meaning

Cut in, Interrupt

word

割れる

Meaning

Break

word

割り箸

Meaning

Chopsticks

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What does 'Waru' (割る) mean?

'Waru' means 'Break' .

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