Meaning of 割り勘 in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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割り勘, 割勘
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Kana Readingわりかん
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Romajiwarikan
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
- Meaning
- splitting the cost; Dutch treat
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Example Sentences
割り勘, 割勘, わりかん used in context
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Let's split the bill.
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We shared the cost of the meal.
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私達のどちらも相手を映画に連れて行くだけの余裕がなかったので、割り勘にした。
Since neither one of us could afford to take the other to the movies, we went Dutch.
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Let's go Dutch today.
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割り勘で行こうよ。
Let's split it.
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我々のどちらも相手を映画に連れて行くだけの余裕がなかったので、割り勘にした。
Since neither one of us could afford to take the other to the movies, we went Dutch.
Related Kanji
Kanji found in this word
proportion, comparatively, divide, cut, separate, split
On: カツ
Kun: わ.る, わり, わ.り, わ.れる, さ.く
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