The kanji 割(wari) primarily conveys the meaning of "to divide," "to split," "to break," or "to cut." It implies the act of separating something into parts or the result of such an action. The meaning extends to include concepts like "to reduce," "to discount," or "to allocate," all of which relate to the idea of dividing or apportioning something.

・On-yomi (音読み): カツ (katsu) ・Kun-yomi (訓読み): 割(wari) - to divide, split, cut; 割る(waru) - to divide, split, break; 割り(wari) - division, proportion, rate

⚫︎ 割引 (waribiki) Translation: Discount; reduction in price. ⚫︎ 割る (waru) Translation: To break; to split; to divide. ⚫︎ 割合 (wari-ai) Translation: Ratio; proportion; percentage.

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The kanji 割(wari) is a phono-semantic compound (形声文字, keisei moji). The left side is "刂" (刀, katakana form is 刂) representing "knife" or "blade", and indicates the meaning. The right side is "害" (gai), which originally represented the meaning of "to harm" or "to damage", but also contributes to the sound. The combination of these parts creates the idea of using a knife to divide or split something, thus leading to the various meanings associated with 割.