JLPT N4 · Things happen

割れる

われる

to break; to crack

Stroke order of 割れる

3 characters, 15 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

割 · 12 strokesれ · 2 strokes る · 1 strokes

Memory trick

A knife (刂) beside a roof-cover (害): a blade slicing a thing in two.

Parts: 害 harm + 刂 knife + れる kana

The characters in 割れる

れれ — re (2 strokes)
るる — ru (1 strokes)

Example sentence

コップが割れました。

こっぷがわれました。

The glass broke.

Words with 割

役割role 分割division; installments 割り勘splitting the bill 割引discount 割合ratio; proportion 割り算division 割るto divide; to break 時間割timetable 割り込むto cut in line 割とrelatively

More words: Things happen

汚れるto get dirty 壊れるto be broken 壊すto break; to destroy 燃えるto burn 焼くto bake; to grill 焼けるto be burnt; to be grilled 揺れるto shake; to sway 起こるto happen 止むto stop (rain etc.)盗むto steal 逃げるto run away

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