真っ二つ

Japanese

Kanji in this term
真 二
ま
Grade: 3 		ふた > ぷた
Grade: 1
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
眞っ二つ (kyūjitai)

Alternative forms

Etymology

真っ (ma'-, “truly”) +‎ 二つ (futatsu, “two parts”)

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) まっぷたつ [màppúꜜtàtsù] (Nakadaka – [3])[1]
  • (Tokyo) まっぷたつ [màppútáꜜtsù] (Nakadaka – [4])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ma̠p̚pɯ̟ta̠t͡sɨ]

Noun

真(ま)っ二(ぷた)つ • (mapputatsu) 

  1. (split) into exactly two equal parts
    スイカを真(ま)っ二(ぷた)つに切(き)る
    suika o mapputatsu ni kiru
    to cut the watermelon in exactly two halves
    党(とう)が真(ま)っ二(ぷた)つに分裂(ぶんれつ)する
    tō ga mapputatsu ni bunretsu suru
    the party was split into two parts

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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