剖
divide
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
Study
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.