真っ二つ

まっぷたつ
JLPT:N1
Frequency:
1

Split cleanly into two equal parts; cut or divided straight down the middle.

Noun

Examples

ナイフでリンゴを真っ二つに切った。

I cut the apple cleanly in half with a knife.

意見は真っ二つに分かれた。

Opinions were split right down the middle.

その木は嵐で真っ二つに折れてしまった。

The tree was snapped cleanly in two by the storm.