Keyword
divide
Info
FrequencyTop 500-600
Type
Kyōiku (6th grade) 
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KankenLevel 5
Heisig1673
Readings
(51%)
わり
(42%)
(3%)
かつ
(2%)
Composed of
harm
knife
Mnemonic

If you want to divide something you can use a knife but you'll harm it in the process.

Used in vocabulary (536 in total)
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
Examples (200 in total)
This egg is cracked.
This ice is going to crack.
The eggs are broken.
Can you break an egg with one hand?
The ice will crack under your weight.
All the eggs in the box were broken.
What's my role?
The plate slipped from her hand and crashed to the floor.
Japan must take over that role now.
Glass breaks easily.
Glass is breakable.
Don't step on the broken glass.
The cup broke.
The boy must have broken the window.
The girl broke the window.
Take care not to break the eggs.
The boy admitted breaking the window.
He broke the window by throwing a stone.
He denies having broken the window.
When did she break the window?
She forgave me for breaking her mirror.
Who broke the cup?
Who do you think broke the window?
Who broke the window? Tell the truth.
Who smashed the window? Tell me the truth.
Six divided by two is three.
Find the remainder when 2²⁰¹³ is divided by 3.
Did you break the window on purpose or by accident?
It's quite possible.
The town in which I live is rather small.
He dropped the cup and broke it.
The thief broke the window.
Don't interrupt our conversation.
He's always breaking into our conversation.
He suddenly cut into our conversation.
Don't interrupt me while I'm speaking.
This window has been broken for a month.
The egg fell from the table and, obviously, broke.
It goes without saying that nobody can come between us.
He is doing very well considering he lacks experience.
The truck cut in front of my car.
The ice will crack beneath our weight.
Glass has the ability to be broken under pressure.
He played an active part in the revolution.
Break this glass in case of fire.
In case of fire, break the glass and push the red button.
There was broken glass on top of the wall.
Despite the importance of sleep, its purpose is a mystery.
He broke the window intentionally.
She has an important role in our organization.
This plate is broken.
A hammer was used to break the window.
Thank you very much for your time.
This firm manufactures cars at the rate of two hundred per day.
Each year the world's population increases on average by two percent.
They walked at the rate of three miles an hour.
Who broke that window pane?
Hey! Your baseball just broke my window.
It was this boy that broke the windowpane.
He broke the window on purpose.
Do you think he is the guy that broke the window?
She saw him break the window.
Who was it that broke the window yesterday?
A window was broken.
With the window broken, we could not keep the room warm.
Show me the stone that broke the window.
He is a tall boy for his years.
This cloth is good in quality for its price.
The old lady looked at the broken vase and sighed sadly.
Please be careful not to break this vase.
The boy admitted having broken the vase.
The vase he broke is my aunt's.
He confessed that he had broken the vase.
He broke the vase on purpose to bother me.
She broke the vase on purpose to bother me.
I broke the vase on purpose.
Who broke the vase?
The class was too big so we split up into two smaller groups.
Sixty percent of Japanese adult males drink alcoholic beverages on a regular basis.
Nearly 80 percent of the land is mountains.
The boy broke the window with a baseball last weekend.
To what extent did he play a part in the research project?
TV plays an important part in everyday life.
Luck plays an important part in your life.
You do your part and I'll do the rest.
He played an important role on the committee.
Examinations play a large part in education.
Tom broke a window in the classroom.
Tom heard the sound of breaking glass.
Tom can crack an egg with one hand.
Tom is small for his age.
Tom was small for his age.
Tom picked the broken glass off the floor.
Tom broke the window.
Tom and Mary are the ones who broke the window yesterday.
Don't punish him for breaking the window. He is not to blame.
The glass shattered into pieces.
The cup fell to the ground, shattering to pieces.
The bottle smashed to pieces.
The vase crashed and shattered into pieces.
We heard glass shattering in our street.
Plastic does not break easily.
My boss assigned the hard job to me.
The teacher allotted the longest chapter to me.
The teacher assigned us ten problems for homework.
The children were assigned to sweep the room.
He is sure to carry out the task assigned to him.
He assigned me a new job.
They assigned the task to us.
They have assigned me a small room.
We have been assigned the large classroom.
A new room was assigned to me.
The world population is expanding at the rate of nearly 90 million people a year.
Oil has played an important part in the progress of civilization.
Oil has played an important part in the progress of Japanese industry.
Repetition plays an important role in language study.
The organization plays a principal role in wildlife conservation.
You can't make an omelet without breaking eggs.
Could you spare me a little time?
Could you spare me a few minutes?
He smashed a window.
This job doesn't pay.
Though Jim works very hard, his job does not pay very much.
Crime doesn't pay.
Crime does not pay.
Whenever I go to a Japanese restaurant, I take the disposable chopsticks home with me.
Must the woman always play the secondary role?
Are there special evening rates?
I bought the car at a 10% discount.
How did this window get broken?
Divide its length and breadth by ten.
The front windscreen was smashed to pieces.
The windshield of my car was broken.
The car's windshield was smashed to pieces.
This machine consumes 10% of all the power we use.
Over ten percent of them can do the work.
Can you spare me a few minutes of your time?
What is the role of the University in the modern society?
Break the eggs and separate the yolk from the whites.
The explanation of the event was omitted for lack of space.
The fields dry up, and the soil cracks.
Gas was escaping from a crack in the pipe.
Her hands are raw from the cold.
Sports play an important role in social life.
He plays little part in the decision-making.
I want to talk frankly with him.
According to the new schedule, we'll have five English classes per week.
Can you tell me tomorrow's schedule?
We study according to the schedule.
Let's split the bill today.
We're splitting the bill.
Let's split the bill.
Convenience stores are more expensive than supermarkets.
Is it more expensive to call in the morning?
The proportion of sunny days to rainy days last month was 4 to 1.
We shared the cost of the meal.
Who broke the mug?
It has been announced that railway fares will be raised by 10 percent starting on the first of March.
Tom is chopping firewood.
He played an important part in the enterprise.
He played an important part like an axis.
He played an important part.
She played an important part in this project.
Japan plays an important role in promoting world peace.
We should play a more active role in combating global warming.
You look young for your age.
The girl is small for her age.
The boy is tall for his age.
Indeed. He is young, but smart for his age.
Indeed he is young, but he is well experienced for his age.
Tom is short for his age, isn't he?
Tom did well considering his age.
Yamanaka looks young for his age.
His niece is attractive and mature for her age.
His grandfather is still very healthy for his age.
He runs well for his age.
He looks old for his age.
He looks young considering his age.
He's quite active for his age.
He looks so young for his age that he passes for a college student.
My son is small for his age.
My father is 48, but he looks young for his age.
Grandfather is still very active for his age.
Our teacher looks young for her age.
Japan plays a key role in the world economy.
I received a good job offer.
Tom wanted a bigger discount.
The rainforests are disappearing at the rate of tens of thousands of hectares a day.
The payment for the car will be made in 12 monthly installments.
Tom is a bit small for his age.
He looks young for his age.
She is in her thirties, but looks old for her age.
Solar energy may be able to play a significant role in our daily life.
Hotels are cheaper in the off season.
This room is assigned for chemistry experiments.
He played a very important part in our scientific research.
Dr. Yukawa played an important part in the scientific study.
We give a 10% discount for cash.
Part-time workers play an important role in the development of the economy.
Each speaker was allotted five minutes.