also 割く
- godan verb, transitive to tear; to rip up
- to cut up; to cleave; to cut open (esp. the abdomen)
- to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers)
- archaic to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
裂く
さく
to tear
Meanings
Its kanji
In sentences
この布は裂けやすい。 This cloth tears easily. #220074
彼女の服は裂けていた。 Her dress was torn. #93978
釘で彼の上着が裂けた。 The nail tore his jacket. #125385
眦が裂けるほど目を見張る。 He opens his eyes so widely they tear at the corners. #75646
彼はその紙を二つに裂いた。 He tore the paper in two. #112807