割り

In a sentence

• 映画の券を割り勘で購入しました。

  We purchased the movie tickets by splitting the cost.

  Here, '割り' is used as part of '割り勘', meaning splitting the cost among people.

• リンゴを二つに割りました。

  I split the apple into two.

  In this sentence, '割り' is part of the verb '割る', meaning to split or divide.

• 割引券を使って買い物をしました。

  I shopped using a discount coupon.

  Here, '割り' is part of '割引', meaning discount or reduction in price.