# 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”).

- 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

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 割り | わり (wari) | rate; ratio |
| 割る | わる (waru) | to divide; to break |
| 割に | わりに (warini) | comparatively; relatively |

## Don't confuse it with

[害](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/harm/) · [喫](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/consume/)

## More in the “Numbers & amounts 2” set

[両](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/both/) · [減](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/decrease/) · [割](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/split/) · [番](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/turn-in-a-series/) · [算](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/calculate/) · [残](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/remain/) · [率](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/rate/) · [限](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/limit/) · [個](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/individual/)

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