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裂

Level IX of XX on the frequency path

Frequency rank 1179 / 2,608

Split

On’yomi
れつ
Kun’yomi
さ
Radical
衣 Clothes (Kangxi 145)

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

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

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 splitN2
裂ける さける to split;to tear;to burstN1
破裂 はれつ explosion;rupture;break offN1

裂 is rank 1179 of 2,608 in published Japanese.

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