# 裂 — Split

Frequency rank 1179 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Rarer in this ranking, but still part of the 2,608-character published set.

More common than 漏 (Leak), less common than 帳 (Notebook).

- On’yomi: れつ
- Kun’yomi: さ
- Radical: 衣 Clothes (Kangxi 145)
- Frequency path: Level IX of XX

People line up on top, and their clothes below are split apart — the crowd tears garments as they split in two directions.

In words:

- 裂く さく — to tear,to split
- 裂ける さける — to split;to tear;to burst
- 破裂 はれつ — explosion;rupture;break off

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