vertical division; top-to-bottom split; sectioning by vertical lines
Refers to dividing something along vertical lines, whether physically (e.g., cutting a fruit) or organizationally (e.g., rigid departmental silos). Often contrasted with 横割り (horizontal division).
This company has a vertically divided structure, making interdepartmental cooperation difficult.
We cut the watermelon lengthwise and shared it.
Standard kanji spelling; common in organizational and physical contexts.
Compound of 縦 (vertical) and 割り (splitting, division). The organizational sense is a metaphorical extension of the physical cutting meaning.