Used for numerical proportions, percentages, and rates. Often appears in compounds like 割合 (わりあい) or as a suffix.
この店の利益率は三割です。
This store's profit margin is 30%.
The ratio of men to women among the attendees was fifty-fifty.
one tenth; ten percent
Only when written 割
Specifically means 10% or one-tenth. Commonly used with numbers, e.g., 三割 (30%). The spelling 割 is typical.
Sales increased by 20% compared to the previous year.
assignment; allotment; allocation
Refers to dividing and distributing something, such as tasks, seats, or portions. Often used as a suffix.
Have the seat assignments been decided yet?
Please check the allocation of tasks.
diluted with; mixed with
Suffix used for drinks, indicating dilution or mixing, e.g., 水割り (whisky and water), お湯割り (shochu with hot water).
See also: 水割り
A whisky and water, please.
Only when written 割
Abbreviation of 割引き (discount). Used as a suffix, e.g., 二割 (20% off). The spelling 割 is typical.
See also: 割引
Everything is 20% off.
I got 70% on the test.
This job takes time, but it pays off well.
The negotiations went badly, and our company ended up on the losing end.
He drinks whisky mixed with soda water.
Tomorrow's sumo matchups were announced.
We all decided together how to divide up the work.
割 expresses a general proportion or percentage (7割 = 70%), while 掛け is used specifically for the wholesale price ratio in business (7掛け = 70% of list price).
割 is the everyday modern word for 'one tenth' (10%), while 一分 expresses the same fraction in a more historical or technical register.
assign; allot; allocate; distribute
extra charge; premium; bonus; surcharge
upper-arm force out
splitting the bill; going Dutch
be divisible; divide evenly · be fully convinced; be completely satisfied
clear-cut solution; clean decision; pragmatic resolution
cut in; push in; interrupt; wedge oneself into · fall below; drop below (a threshold) · wedge (in go); play a wedge
reason out; come to a clear decision; be pragmatic · divide evenly; divide without remainder
diluted alcoholic drink; cut drink; watered-down drink
calculate; compute; work out · deduce; infer; determine
allocation; assignment; allotment
division
assign; allot; allocate; distribute
hatchet; axe · wood-chopping; wood-splitting
demarcation; boundary marking; zoning
daily rate; per-day charge · day-by-day schedule; daily program
discount; reduce the price; take off a percentage · take with a grain of salt; not take at face value; discount (figuratively)
allotment; assignment; allocation; distribution; layout; editing
inbetween; tweening · quiet move
sukiyaki stock; warishita
share; portion; quota
comparatively; quite; rather · rate; ratio; percentage; proportion
split firewood
split log; split timber · mixer (for alcoholic drinks)
split wedge
warichū; interlinear notes; split annotation
mixer drink; mixed drink · starburst firework; bursting firework