割ります（わります、warimasu）
- to break (transitive

The Japanese word 割ります (読み方: わります) primarily means "to break," "to split," "to divide," or "to crack." It implies a physical action of separating something into pieces or portions, or making something no longer whole. It can also be used figuratively to mean to divide or split something abstract like a cost or a task. The specific meaning depends on the context of the sentence. This verb is in its polite form (masu-form). The base form is 割る (waru).

⚫︎コップを割ります Translation: I will break the glass. ⚫︎リンゴを半分に割ります Translation: I'll split the apple in half. ⚫︎費用をみんなで割ります Translation: We will divide the cost among everyone.

⚫︎ Use 割ります when you want to describe the action of breaking or splitting something. ⚫︎ It is used for both physical and abstract actions of dividing or splitting. ⚫︎ It's appropriate in both formal and informal situations, though its usage may vary depending on the level of politeness needed. The masu-form 割ります is generally considered polite.

⚫︎ The word is typically written in hiragana as わります when you are unsure of the kanji or are beginning to learn. ⚫︎ The kanji is 割 (war). It combines the radical 刂(りっとう, a knife or sword radical) with 害 (gai, harm or damage), which hints at the meaning. ⚫︎ 割ります is the polite form. The plain form (dictionary form) is 割る (waru). ⚫︎ Other conjugations include: 割らない (waranai - does not break), 割った (watta - broke), 割れば (wareba - if you break), etc.

⚫︎ 壊す (kowasu): To destroy, to break. ⚫︎ 破る (yaburu): To tear, to rip. ⚫︎ 分ける (wakeru): To divide, to separate. ⚫︎ 砕く (kudaku): To crush, to smash.

⚫︎ 繋ぐ (tsunagu): To connect, to join. ⚫︎ 合わせる (awaseru): To combine, to put together. ⚫︎ まとめる (matomeru): To gather, to put together.

お皿を落として割ってしまいました。 ・Translation: I dropped the plate and broke it. ・Explanation: The sentence uses 割って, the te-form of 割る, to indicate the action of breaking the plate.

ケーキをみんなで割って食べましょう。 ・Translation: Let's split the cake and eat it together. ・Explanation: 割って here means to divide the cake to share among the people present.

The kanji 割 (war) is composed of two parts. The left side is 刂, which refers to a knife. The right side is 害, which signifies harm or damage. This combination suggests the action of using something like a knife to damage or divide something, reflecting the meaning of "to break" or "to split." There is not any additional information verified.