打うち割わる

also: ぶちわる

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Meanings

1

godan verb (-ru), transitive verb

split by striking; break open; smash apart

Physical action of striking something hard to split or break it open. Often used with objects like wood, ice, or watermelons.

薪まきを打うち割わって暖だん炉ろにくべた。
I split the firewood and put it in the fireplace.
スイカを打うち割わってみんなで食たべ

た

。

We smashed open the watermelon and ate it together.

2

godan verb (-ru), transitive verb

disclose frankly; speak one's mind; lay bare

Metaphorical extension: to reveal something hidden or to speak without reserve, as if breaking open a shell. Often used with words like 本音 or 腹.

彼かれはついに本ほん音ねを打うち割わった。
He finally spoke his true feelings.
腹はらを打うち割わって話はなし合あおう。
Let's talk frankly, laying everything bare.

Written forms

打ち割るUsage50%
- うちわる
  Standard kanji spelling for the reading うちわる.
- ぶちわる
ぶち割わるUsage43%
search-only kanji form
Search-only kanji form for the emphatic reading ぶちわる; not a standard spelling.
ぶちわるUsage7%
Kana spelling for the emphatic reading ぶちわる, often used in casual contexts.
打割る
- うちわる
  Less common variant without the okurigana ち.
- ぶちわる

Kanji

打strike, hit, knock
割proportion, comparatively, divide

Similar words

割わる
割る is a general verb for splitting, dividing, or breaking; 打ち割る emphasizes the action of striking to split.
砕くだく
砕く means to crush or smash into small pieces, while 打ち割る focuses on splitting into larger parts by a blow.

Etymology

Compound of 打ち (uchi, 'striking', continuative form of 打つ) + 割る (waru, 'to split'). The emphatic reading ぶちわる uses the prefix ぶち (emphatic variant of 打ち).