析 means “analyze, split”

せき · seki

Also: chop, divide, tear

On'yomi (Chinese reading)

セキ

JLPT N1 · Taught in secondary school · 8 strokes

The story

An axe (斤) splitting a log (木): 析 once meant chopping wood apart, and it still means breaking a thing down to see inside. 分析 is analysis, 解析 the analysis of data, and 透析 is dialysis.

Used in 分析 (bunseki, analysis), 解析 (kaiseki, analysis/parsing), and 透析 (touseki, dialysis)

More from Atoms & Acids

• 酸 acid
• 粘 sticky
• 鉛 lead (metal)
• 凝 congeal
• 窒 block
• 硫 sulfur
• 硝 saltpeter
• 核 nucleus
• 素 element

Learn 析 and more kanji free on Fuji Learning · All kanji

Readings from KANJIDIC2, © EDRDG, CC BY-SA.