NichiDict

裂く

N3
さく
割く
[saku]
Illustration for 裂く

Meanings

1.GodanTransitive

to tear; to rip up

2.GodanTransitive

to cut up; to cleave; to cut open (esp. the abdomen)

3.GodanTransitive

to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers)

4.GodanTransitive

to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something

Examples

この紙を半分に裂いてもらえますか。

Could I get you to tear the paper in half?

彼は古い布を勢いよく裂いた

He tore the old cloth forcefully.

布を手で二つに裂いた

I tore the cloth in two by hand.