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

• 真二(まふた)つ (mafutatsu)

Etymology

真っ (ma'-, “truly”) +‎ 二つ (futatsu, “two parts”)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) まっぷ​たつ [màppúꜜtàtsù] (Nakadaka – [3])
• (Tokyo) まっぷた​つ [màppútáꜜtsù] (Nakadaka – [4])
• 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