ひきさく
Hikisaku
Other forms: 引裂く、引きさく
引き裂く (Hikisaku) is a Japanese godan verb meaning “to tear up, to tear off, to rip up, to tear to pieces”.
Meanings
- godan verb, transitive verbto tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to tear to pieces
- godan verb, transitive verbto (forcibly) separate (a couple, family, etc.); to force apart; to tear apart
Examples
彼女は手紙を引き裂いた。
She tore up the letter.
私は新聞を粉々に引き裂いた。
I tore the paper into pieces.
だれも彼らの仲を引き裂けない。
No one can separate them.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).