裂く (Saku) is a Japanese godan verb meaning “to tear, to rip up, to cut up, to cleave”.
Meanings
- godan verb, transitive verbto tear; to rip up
- godan verb, transitive verbto cut up; to cleave; to cut open (esp. the abdomen)
- godan verb, transitive verbto forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers)
- godan verb, transitive verbto spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something
- godan verb, transitive verbto have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
Examples
彼はその紙を二つに裂いた。
He tore the paper in two.
その少女はその布を裂いた。
The girl tore the cloth.
彼はその新聞を半分に裂いた。
He tore the newspaper in half.
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