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Kotomora

剖

divide

JLPTN1StatusJōyō · secondary schoolFrequencyTop 2,000Strokes10

Readings

On'yomi

  • ボウ

Kun'yomi

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Meaning

剖 centers on cutting or splitting something open to separate its parts: dividing, dissecting, or analyzing by separation.

Most common words using 剖

  • 解剖かいぼう
    N1

    dissection; autopsy; postmortem examination

  • 剖検ぼうけん

    autopsy; necropsy

  • 解剖学かいぼうがく

    anatomy

  • 人体解剖学じんたいかいぼうがく

    human anatomy

  • 司法解剖しほうかいぼう

    legally ordered autopsy; court-ordered autopsy

  • 死体解剖したいかいぼう

    autopsy; postmortem; post-mortem examination; necropsy

  • 比較解剖学ひかくかいぼうがく

    comparative anatomy

  • 法医解剖ほういかいぼう

    medicolegal autopsy; forensic autopsy

  • 生体解剖せいたいかいぼう

    vivisection

  • 病理解剖びょうりかいぼう

    clinical autopsy; pathological autopsy

  • 病理解剖学びょうりかいぼうがく

    morbid anatomy

  • 神経解剖学しんけいかいぼうがく

    neuroanatomy

  • 行政解剖ぎょうせいかいぼう

    autopsy initiated by government authorities

  • 解剖劇場かいぼうげきじょう

    anatomy-teaching lecture theatre

  • 解剖図かいぼうず

    anatomical drawing

  • 解剖学者かいぼうがくしゃ

    anatomist

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Etymology

剖 combines 咅 (likely a phonetic component) with 刂 (knife), suggesting dividing or cutting open with a blade. The exact origin of 咅 is uncertain, but the knife component clearly indicates a cutting action.

Meaning mnemonic

A knife 刂 beside the component 咅: imagine using a blade to split something open and divide it into parts.

Reading mnemonic

For ボウ, picture a bow (as in bow and arrow) being used to split a target in half: bow -> ボウ, and the knife-like arrow divides the target.