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Japanese symbol for “split”

Romaji: bunretsu
split; division; break up

In Japanese, split is , read (bunretsu).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Meanings

  1. n, vi, vs split; division; break up

Kanji and stroke order

part, minute of time, segment
on: ブン、フン、ブ
kun: わ.ける、わ.け、わ.かれる、わ.かる
4 strokes · JLPT 4
split, rend, tear
on: レツ
kun: さ.く、さ.ける、-ぎ.れ
12 strokes · JLPT 1

Other Japanese words for “split”

WordReadingMeaning
わける wakeruto divide (into); to split (into); to part
われめ waremecrack; crevice; split
きれる kireruto break; to snap; to be cut
さける sakeruto split; to tear; to burst
スプリット supurittosplit

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
じぶん jibunmyself; yourself; oneself
ぶぶん bubunportion; section; part
きぶん kibunfeeling; mood
はんぶん hanbunhalf
ぶんや bun'yafield; sphere; realm
たぶん tabunprobably; likely; perhaps
はれつ haretsubursting; rupture; explosion
きれつ kiretsucrack; crevice; fissure

See also: Chinese symbol for “split”.

Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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