Japanese symbol for “starburst”

割り物

わりもの

Romaji: warimono

mixer drink

In Japanese, starburst is 割り物, read わりもの (warimono).

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Meanings

n mixer drink
n starburst (firework)

Written forms: 割り物、割物、割りもの. Readings: わりもの.

Kanji and stroke order

割

proportion, comparatively, divide

on: カツ
kun: わ.る、わり、わ.り、わ.れる

12 strokes · JLPT 2

物

thing, object, matter

on: ブツ、モツ
kun: もの、もの-

8 strokes · JLPT 3

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
動物	どうぶつ doubutsu	animal
人物	じんぶつ jinbutsu	person; character; figure

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.