Moji Ninja

割 — split; ten percent

割 means “split; ten percent”. It is a JLPT N3 kanji written with 12 strokes. On'yomi: カツ (katsu). Kun'yomi: わり (wari), わ(る) (waru), さ(く) (saku). You'll see it in words such as 割り (wari, “rate; ratio”).

割
Stroke order of 割
Meaning
split; ten percent
On'yomi
カツ (katsu)
Kun'yomi
わり (wari), わ(る) (waru), さ(く) (saku)
Strokes
12
Level
JLPT N3 · set Numbers & amounts 2

How to remember 割

A sword (刂) does harm (害): it splits things.

Parts: 害 harm · 刂 sword

Words with 割

WordReadingMeaning
割りわり wari kunrate; ratio
割るわる waru kunto divide; to break
割にわりに warini kuncomparatively; relatively

Don't confuse it with

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