Vocabulary

What does 真っ二つ (まっぷたつ, mapputatsu) mean?

真っ二つ (まっぷたつ, mapputatsu) means right in two, exactly in half.

Quick facts
Readingまっぷたつ
Romajimapputatsu
Part of speechnoun
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
まっぷたつ
N1 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonmapputatsu

right in two, exactly in half

  1. 1noun two equal parts; exactly two parts

Example sentences

  • I cut the apple exactly in half.

  • Opinions were split right down the middle.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

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