Keyword
divide
Info
FrequencyTop 500-600
Type
Kyōiku (6th grade) 
?
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
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
relatively; comparatively
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
to find a clear solution; to come to a clean decision; to give a clear explanation; to divide exactly (without remainder); to divide evenly
rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations
to cut up; to cleave; to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something; (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
to play a role; to serve a function; to play a part
chasm; interstice; crevice; vulva; slit; cunt
partition; division; separation; segmenting; splitting
to crack; to develop a crack
to calculate; to compute; to deduce; to infer; to conclude
to assign; to allot; to divide among; to distribute; to prorate; to assess
to assign; to allot; to allocate; to divide among; to distribute; to prorate
unexpectedly; unusually; considering all that
fragment; one of the group or party
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
ten percent
to confess; to speak out; to disclose; to tell
20 percent
to spare time (for)
division (distribution) of roles; role-sharing
to be worth it; to pay
to smash; to break into pieces
split among friends; falling out; internal discord
broken piece; below (a certain level, point, quantity, etc.); dropping below; illegal downloading and distribution of commercial software; warez
discount; reduction; rebate; tenths discounted; tenths reduced
dispensable chopsticks; throwaway chopsticks
20 percent
what percentage; what ratio; what rate; what proportion
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
extra (charge, fare, etc.); premium; bonus; (after a number) tenths increase
ten percent
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below
omitting (reluctantly); leaving out; dropping; giving up (reluctantly); parting with; sharing
crack; crevice; fissure
to speak frankly; to speak unreservedly; to open up to each other; to talk candidly; to speak by laying everything on the table; to talk straight from the gut
splitting the cost; Dutch treat
allocation; assignment; allotment
timetable (esp. a weekly school timetable); schedule
comparatively; quite; rather; rate; ratio; percentage
to hit and break open; to crush; to smash
comparatively high; fairly expensive
room allocation; assignment of rooms
cracks or fissures in the ground
to be frank; to drop all pretense
allotment; assignment; allocation; allocation
cutting an alcoholic beverage (usu. whisky or shōchū); diluting an alcoholic beverage; cut drink; diluted drink; watered-down drink
watermelon splitting (game)
to cut open; to cut apart; to divide; to split
about 80%; almost certainly; mostly
clear solution; clean decision
discount coupon or ticket
hatchet; axe; wood-chopping; wood-splitting
coverall apron; cook's apron
queue jumping; breaking into a line; muscling in on; interrupt
to be put at a disadvantage; to get the short end of the stick
cession (of territory)
to smash; to break into pieces
extra (charge, fare, etc.); premium; bonus; (after a number) tenths increase
discount; reduction; rebate; tenths discounted; tenths reduced
paying; remunerative; advantageous; profitable
to crack; to develop a crack
portable painting used as part of the backdrop (in kabuki, etc.)
to discount
to be identified
economical; comparatively cheap
rivalry of local warlords; a number of powerful (talented, influential) persons standing by themselves in a given field
cooking (esp. Japanese style); cuisine; (Japanese) restaurant
to combine parts of two different things into a new thing; to compromise; to balance out
to hit and break open; to crush; to smash
clear-cut and straightforward; (of a person) forward-thinking; honest; upright
fragile item; broken article
holding one's ground; defending local authority
payment by installments; payment by instalments; hire-purchase
to crack (an egg, etc.) into a container
extra (charge, fare, etc.); premium; bonus; (after a number) tenths increase
upper-arm force out
I couldn't care less; not caring less
about 80%; almost certainly; mostly
dividing vertically; vertical split; top-to-bottom sectioning; division into sections; splitting lengthwise
unexpectedly; unusually; considering all that
canal; waterway; ditch
tally; check; piece of wood or paper split in half and given to each party as a form of proof (e.g. of a transaction)
to step on (something) and break it
to be worth it; to pay
disembowelment; harakiri
dispensable chopsticks; throwaway chopsticks
timetable (esp. a weekly school timetable); schedule
panel layout
portable painting used as part of the backdrop (in kabuki, etc.)
comparatively; quite; rather
paying; remunerative; advantageous; profitable
allotment; assignment; allocation; allocation
paying; remunerative; advantageous; profitable
student discount
clipping (audio); crackling (noise); breaking
to be worth it; to pay
to split (by striking); to disclose
discount; reduction; rebate; tenths discounted; tenths reduced
to assign; to allot; to allocate; to divide among; to distribute; to prorate
sharing equally (costs, profits, etc.); splitting equally
indivisible; unconvincing; incomprehensible; unaccounted for
divide and rule; divide and conquer
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
falling below quota; not reaching capacity (e.g. a school having fewer applicants for entrance exams than its quota)
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below
spork (spoon and fork)
to find a clear solution; to come to a clean decision; to give a clear explanation; to divide exactly (without remainder); to divide evenly
allotment; assignment; allocation; allocation
daily rate; (day-by-day) schedule; program
(male) circumcision
crack; split; break; fracture
dispensable chopsticks; throwaway chopsticks
demarcation; marking of boundaries
crack; crevice; fissure
canal; waterway; ditch
to allot; to distribute; to lay out; to divide among; to assign
to cut (into two or more pieces)
to calculate; to compute; to deduce; to infer; to conclude
sukiyaki stock; stock mixed with soy sauce, mirin and sugar (used to flavor sukiyaki)
cracked bell
room allocation; assignment of rooms
sharing equally (costs, profits, etc.); splitting equally
to be found out; to be seen through; to be exposed; to come to light; to be revealed
vertically segmented administrative system; overcompartmentalized bureaucracy; system in which interministerial rivalry diminishes overall efficiency; (bureaucratic) sectionalism; interministerial rivalry; bureaucratic fiefdoms
allocation; assignment; allotment
to discount
tally; check; piece of wood or paper split in half and given to each party as a form of proof (e.g. of a transaction)
hatchet; axe; wood-chopping; wood-splitting
share; portion; quota
split bamboo; bamboo slat; bamboo split; noisy bamboo baton used by night watchmen (Edo period)
cleavage (in embryology); segmentation
extreme leg-stretching exercise to increase flexibility of the crotch
per capita basis; per capita rate; equal apportionment
radish sprout
there is a suitable spouse for everyone; every Jack has his Jill; (lit.) a mended lid for a cracked pot
I couldn't care less; not caring less
reduced rate service; discounted service
allotment (of land); parcelling out
hairstyle of Meiji and Taisho era, featuring a bun resembling a halved peach
hepatica (Hepatica nobilis var. japonica); liverleaf; liverwort; bird's-eye primrose (Primula farinosa subsp. modesta); mealy primrose
to allot; to distribute; to lay out; to divide among; to assign
seal over the edges of adjacent sheets; tally impression
I couldn't care less; not caring less
dividing line; parting line; separation line
employee discount; corporate discount; company discount
nutcracker; nutcrackers
terraced or partitioned housing structure
(Japanese) restaurant
broken windows theory; criminological theory stating that serious crime can be prevented by maintaining the good physical condition of an urban environment
comparatively
to cut off; to cut up; to tear to pieces
sukiyaki stock; stock mixed with soy sauce, mirin and sugar (used to flavor sukiyaki)
daily rate; (day-by-day) schedule; program
below cost (e.g. sales)
allotment (of land); parcelling out
seal over the edges of adjacent sheets; tally impression
unprofitable; disadvantageous; not worth it
watermelon splitting (game)
to be able to get a (type of) discount
breaking and removing frozen snow to expose the ground
breaking and removing frozen snow to expose the ground
soba made with only buckwheat flour
partition of an estate (inheritance)
resounding voice; thunderous voice
rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations
split bamboo; bamboo slat; bamboo split; noisy bamboo baton used by night watchmen (Edo period)
group discount (rate, reduction)
Fragile; Handle With Care
to cut open; to cut apart; to divide; to split
employee discount; corporate discount; company discount
stretch mark
allocation; assignment; allotment
to assign a role to an actor
ground barley; cracked barley
Japanese giant salamander (Andrias japonicus)
cutting straight down; cleaving (a person) in two
to undergo circumcision; to be circumcised
relatively; comparatively
queue jumping; breaking into a line; muscling in on; interrupt
to dilute with soda
allotment; assignment; allocation; distribution; layout; editing
slicing a fish down its back; slit in the back of a garment; split in a piece of lumber (to prevent splitting when drying)
inbetween (in animation); inbetweening; tween; quiet move (othello)
per month; monthly installment plan; monthly instalment plan
partitioned lidded wooden lunchbox; food served in such a box
draft of a magazine's content (usu. a table showing the allocation of each page)
canal; waterway; ditch
to circumcise (someone)
split firewood
falling below par (value); loss of principal
crushed ice; chipped ice
broken stones; rubble
paying; remunerative; advantageous; profitable
partitioned lidded wooden lunchbox; food served in such a box
nutcracker; nutcrackers
canal; waterway; ditch
to crack (an egg, etc.) into a container
portable painting used as part of the backdrop (in kabuki, etc.)
paying; remunerative; advantageous; profitable
time sharing; time-division (e.g. multiplexing)
breaking bricks, etc.
allotment; assignment; allocation; distribution; layout; editing
discount system; discount arrangement
(artistic) golden section
sense that something is relatively inexpensive or undervalued
dropping below break-even point; (selling at) below cost
paying; remunerative; advantageous; profitable
to rebate; to give a kickback
discounting of a bill
to break completely; to bring the house down
to assign; to allot; to divide among; to distribute; to prorate; to assess
radish sprout
draft of magazine's content (a table showing the allocation of each page)
share; portion; quota
half; cutting in two
sitting posture with the legs bent back on each side; Japanese traditional informal female sitting posture; w-sitting; reverse tailor style sitting
brittle; fragile; easily cracked; perishable
splitting the cost; Dutch treat
per capita basis; per capita rate; equal apportionment
to rebate; to give a kickback
comparatively; quite; rather; rate; ratio; percentage
ground barley; cracked barley
hepatica (Hepatica nobilis var. japonica); liverleaf; liverwort; bird's-eye primrose (Primula farinosa subsp. modesta); mealy primrose
seat allocation; fee paid to an performer (at a vaudeville hall); appearance fee
wound caused by a heavy blade
to dry out and crack
cracked pot
split firewood
to cut open; to cut apart; to divide; to split
fragile item; broken article
cleft chin
crushed rock; macadam
discount for early booking
canal; waterway; ditch
slicing a fish down its back; slit in the back of a garment; split in a piece of lumber (to prevent splitting when drying)
breaking open a ceremonial sake barrel
coverall apron; cook's apron
gender role; sex role
allotment; allocation
salary supplement, e.g. for work performed at inconvenient times or as overtime allowance usually for so-called exempt workers, i.e. workers who are expected to work a certain number of overtime hours
broken stones; rubble
strips of daikon sliced the long way and dried
to have a heart to heart talk; to speak frankly
radish sprout
seat allocation; fee paid to an performer (at a vaudeville hall); appearance fee
to crack (an egg, etc.) into a container
allotment; quota; payment in installments; payment in instalments; hire-purchase
comparatively high; fairly expensive
"loser" of a meal paid for by dutch treat (i.e. the person who eats the least)
inserted notes
board breaking; board splitting
comparatively; quite; rather
reduced fare ticket; discount ticket
Breaking (martial arts)
allotment; assignment; allocation; distribution; layout; editing
discount coupon or ticket
call-waiting (phone option)
haori coat used by soldiers
each paying for his own account; sharing the expenses; Dutch treat
selling in installments; selling in instalments
cheap fare; discount fare
to cut (into two or more pieces)
to split; to tear; to burst; to be separated; to be divided
to hit and break open; to crush; to smash
salary supplement, e.g. for work performed at inconvenient times or as overtime allowance usually for so-called exempt workers, i.e. workers who are expected to work a certain number of overtime hours
cracked bell
board breaking; board splitting
cleft chin
female genital cutting; female genital mutilation; female circumcision
to beat (e.g. egg); to whip (e.g. cream)
secant line
discounted hours; reduced rate hours
chasm; interstice; crevice; vulva; slit; cunt
to assign; to allot; to divide among; to distribute; to prorate; to assess
discount; reduction; rebate; tenths discounted; tenths reduced
comparatively; quite; rather; rate; ratio; percentage
rate; ratio; percentage; commission; poundage; percentage
rate; ratio; percentage; commission; poundage; percentage
queue jumping; breaking into a line; muscling in on; interrupt
regular matches in an official tournament
cooking (esp. Japanese style); cuisine; (Japanese) restaurant
economical; comparatively cheap
canal; waterway; ditch
clear-cut and straightforward; (of a person) forward-thinking; honest; upright
upper-arm force out
student discount
to allot; to distribute; to lay out; to divide among; to assign
to allot; to distribute; to lay out; to divide among; to assign
indivisible; unconvincing; incomprehensible; unaccounted for
crack; split; break; fracture
radish sprout
radish sprout
radish sprout
vertically segmented administrative system; overcompartmentalized bureaucracy; system in which interministerial rivalry diminishes overall efficiency; (bureaucratic) sectionalism; interministerial rivalry; bureaucratic fiefdoms
there is a suitable spouse for everyone; every Jack has his Jill; (lit.) a mended lid for a cracked pot
partitioned lidded wooden lunchbox; food served in such a box
partitioned lidded wooden lunchbox; food served in such a box
grinding; cracking (e.g. wheat, barley); ground barley; cracked barley
grinding; cracking (e.g. wheat, barley); ground barley; cracked barley
grinding; cracking (e.g. wheat, barley); ground barley; cracked barley
unprofitable; disadvantageous; not worth it
tying a person's limbs to two or four bulls and making them run in different directions (Warring States-era death penalty)
inbetween (in animation); inbetweening; tween; quiet move (othello)
natto made from ground soybeans
crushed ice; chipped ice
draft of a magazine's content (usu. a table showing the allocation of each page)
draft of magazine's content (a table showing the allocation of each page)
ground barley; cracked barley
ground barley; cracked barley
ground barley; cracked barley
inserted notes
crushed rock; macadam
crushed rock; macadam
crushed rock; macadam
breaking open a ceremonial sake barrel
skeleton shrimp (Caprella mutica); spectre shrimp; specter shrimp
strips of daikon sliced the long way and dried
strips of daikon sliced the long way and dried
allotment; allocation
"loser" of a meal paid for by dutch treat (i.e. the person who eats the least)
white radish sprouts; daikon sprouts
to beat (e.g. egg); to whip (e.g. cream)
interlinear notes; notes between lines of text
interlinear notes; notes between lines of text
each paying for his own account; sharing the expenses; Dutch treat
dividing work among several contractors
open in front
rubble; broken stone
split log; split timber; mixer (for an alcoholic drink)
split log; split timber; mixer (for an alcoholic drink)
to be divisible (by); to be divided without residue (remainder); to be satisfied; to be convinced
to be divisible (by); to be divided without residue (remainder); to be satisfied; to be convinced
seal over the edges of adjacent sheets
ripping chisel
tally impression
secant (trigonometric function)
annual rate
pricing below cost; cutting into cost
installment plan; instalment plan
buying in installments; buying in instalments
partitioned into squares
drying up and cracking
situation where the bottom has dropped out
discount industrial bank bond
chiral resolution; optical resolution; racemic resolution
special discount
using a meat ax when a knife would suffice; taking a sledgehammer to crack a nut; using a grand-scale measure (a massive instrument) to deal with an insignificant problem
the "thirty-percent autonomy" of local governments
to stop an inside seam rolling about; to press open a seam (and open the left and right sides out)
"winner" of a meal paid for by dutch treat (i.e. the person who eats the most)
"winner" of a meal paid for by dutch treat (i.e. the person who eats the most)
considering he (she) is ... year's old
considering he (she) is ... year's old
shelving allocation; planogram
shelving allocation; planogram
kanji "crooked seal" radical at right (variant of radical 26)
strips of daikon sliced the long way and dried
strips of daikon sliced the long way and dried
strips of daikon sliced the long way and dried
camera blocking
traditional inn priding itself on its cuisine; Japanese-style restaurant with an attached inn
memory allocation
memory partitioning; storage partitioning
resource allocation, assignment
Time Division Multiplexing; TDM
time division multiplexing; TDM
secondary space allocation
dynamic (resource) allocation
CDMA; Code Division Multiple Access
cleft grafting; crown grafting
cleft grafting; crown grafting
accidental death rider (insurance term); AD; accidental death benefit rider
rape seedlings; (white) radish sprouts
rape seedlings; (white) radish sprouts
a fall below a certain level (of a stock price, etc.)
type of Japanese hairstyle for young women (late Edo period)
blastocoel; blastocoele; segmentation cavity
cleavage cavity; segmentation cavity
equal cleavage (embryology)
discoidal cleavage
superficial cleavage
holoblastic cleavage
meroblastic cleavage; partial cleavage
unequal cleavage (embryology)
trade below the public offering price during a float
banker's discount; bank discount
sukiyaki stock; stock mixed with soy sauce, mirin and sugar (used to flavor sukiyaki)
additional depreciation deduction
private allocation (of new shares); third-party allocation (of new shares)
income-based levy; per income levy; taxation on income basis
income-based levy; per income levy; taxation on income basis
handicap (go, shogi)
handicap (go, shogi)
handicap (go, shogi)
handicap (go, shogi)
discount aimed specifically at those attending a demonstration
two is a company, three is a crowd; one companion is better than two
two is a company, three is a crowd; one companion is better than two
break and run out in billiards (9 ball, 8 ball, etc.)
Examples (200 in total)
This egg is cracked.
This ice is going to crack.
The eggs are broken.