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割る

わる

to break, split

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Examples

  1. 卵を割って混ぜます。

    たまごをわってまぜます。

    Crack the eggs and mix them.

  2. コップを割ってしまって、すみません。

    こっぷをわってしまって、すみません。

    I'm sorry, I broke a glass.

  3. 十を二で割ると五になります。

    じゅうをにでわるとごになります。

    Ten divided by two is five.

Common patterns

卵を割る
to crack an egg
ガラスを割る
to break glass
二で割る
to divide by two

Often confused with

Memory tip

割る is also the arithmetic verb for dividing, which is why a percentage figure uses 割. Splitting a bill, though, is 割り勘 (わりかん).

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