NichiDict

割る

N3
わる
破る
[waru]
Illustration for 割る

Meanings

1.GodanTransitive

to divide

2.GodanTransitive

to cut; to halve; to separate; to split; to rip

3.GodanTransitive

to break; to crack; to smash

4.GodanTransitive

to dilute

5.GodanTransitive

to fall below

6.GodanTransitive

to discount

7.GodanTransitive

to step over (a line, etc.)

Examples

ケーキを四つに割って皆で分けました。

I divided the cake into four pieces.

父は薪を斧で縦に割って燃料用に積み上げた。

My father split logs lengthwise with an axe and stacked them for firewood.

子供がボールで窓ガラスを割った

The child broke the window glass with a ball.