“To divide” in Japanese
Short answer
To divide in Japanese is “割る” (wareru). Full meaning: to divide; to cut, to halve, to separate, to split, to rip; to break, to crack, to smash.
Other ways to say “To divide” in Japanese
区切る
kugiru to divide, to separate, to partition, to demarcate, to delimit, to mark off; to punctuate, to mark off (with a comma), to insert pauses (between words or phrases when reading aloud), to space one's words
分ける
wakeru to divide (into), to split (into), to part, to separate, to divide up, to classify, to sort out, to divide out; to share, to distribute, to deal out, to dish out; to distinguish, to discriminate, to differentiate (between)
除する
josuru to divide (by); to remove, to exclude
分かつ
wakatsu to divide, to separate; to share, to distribute; to distinguish
仕切る
jikiru to partition, to divide, to mark off; to direct, to manage, to run, to organize, to take responsibility for; to settle accounts
打ち割る
uchiwaru to split (by striking), to divide; to disclose, to speak frankly
分っ
waka to divide, to separate; to share, to distribute; to distinguish
劃る
kugiru to divide, to separate, to partition, to demarcate, to delimit, to mark off; to punctuate, to mark off (with a comma), to insert pauses (between words or phrases when reading aloud), to space one's words
分つ
wakatsu to divide, to separate; to share, to distribute; to distinguish
別っ
waka to divide, to separate; to share, to distribute; to distinguish
別つ
wakatsu to divide, to separate; to share, to distribute; to distinguish
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