Japanese symbol for “perishable”
割れ易い
われやすい
Romaji: wareyasui
brittle; fragile; easily cracked; perishable
In Japanese, perishable is 割れ易い, read われやすい (wareyasui).
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Meanings
- adj-i brittle; fragile; easily cracked; perishable
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 役割 | やくわり yakuwari | part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role |
| 割合 | わりあい wariai | rate; ratio; percentage |
| 割引 | わりびき waribiki | discount; reduction; rebate |
| 分割 | ぶんかつ bunkatsu | partition; division; separation |
| 割り | わり wari | rate; ratio; proportion |
| 割り当て | わりあて wariate | allotment; assignment; allocation |
| 容易 | ようい youi | easy; simple; plain |
| 貿易 | ぼうえき boueki | (foreign) trade; (international) commerce; importing and exporting |
See also: Chinese symbol for “perishable”.
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