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裂
On'yomi
レツ
RETSU
Kun'yomi
さ.く・さ.ける・-ぎ.れ
saku / sakeru / gire
split · rend · tear
Details
Strokes12
Frequency#1041
Radical衣clothes(6)
Stroke Order
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Strokes12
Component Breakdown
裂=
列衣
列 + clothes
Cultural Context
Etymology
Combines 'clothing' (衤) with 'divide' (列), representing tearing cloth apart.
Symbolism
Symbolizes splitting, destruction, and rupture. Represents violent change where something unified is torn apart.
Words & Expressions
Four-Character Compounds
四分五裂
しぶんごれつ
torn asunder; disrupted and disorganized; torn asunder
支離滅裂
しりめつれつ
incoherent; inconsistent; illogical; incoherent