剖

divide

JLPT N1 10 strokes

On'yomi: ボウ
Radical: 刀 · knife (knife, blade)

剖 means "divide". It is a JLPT N1 kanji written in 10 strokes. Its on'yomi (Sino-Japanese) reading is ボウ. It is taught beyond elementary school (junior high and up).

剖 in example sentences

死体したい解剖かいぼうの結果けっか、絞殺こうさつと判明はんめいしました。

Shitai kaibou no kekka, kousatsu to hanmei shimashita.

The postmortem showed that she had been strangled.
私わたしたちは内臓ないぞう器官きかんを調しらべるためにカエルを解剖かいぼうした。

Watashitachi wa naizou kikan o shiraberu tame ni kaeru o kaibou shita.

We dissected a frog to examine its internal organs.

Example sentences from the Tatoeba Project, licensed CC-BY 2.0 FR.

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Common questions

What does the kanji 剖 mean?: 剖 means "divide". It is a JLPT N1 kanji.
How many strokes does 剖 have?: 剖 is written in 10 strokes.
How is 剖 read?: Its on'yomi (Sino-Japanese) reading is ボウ.
What JLPT level is 剖?: 剖 is a JLPT N1 kanji.

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