Radical Combination

Meaning

Primary

Divide

Mnemonic

A roof falls on you right between your rib cage and your mouth, slicing through you like a knife and managing to completely divide your body in two.

Readings

On’yomi

かつ

Kun’yomi

わり, わ, さ

Nanori

None

Mnemonic

Who caused this roof to fall on you and divide your body in two? Wario (わり) and his walrus () sidekick. Wario's always been a bad guy, but since teaming up with his walrus buddy, he's gotten into some really twisted stuff… like using roofs to divide people in half, guillotine-style.

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