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): [ma̠p̚pɯ̟ᵝta̠t͡sɨᵝ]

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. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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