Japanese Dictionary
Meaning of 裂く in Japanese
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裂く, 割くJLPT 2
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Kana Readingさく
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Romajisaku
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- Godan verb with `ku' ending, transitive verb
- Meaning
- to tear; to rip up
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- Parts of speech
- Meaning
- to cut up; to cleave; to cut open (esp. the abdomen)
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- Parts of speech
- Meaning
- to forcibly separate (i.e. two lovers)
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- Parts of speech
- Meaning
- to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something
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- Parts of speech
- Meaning
- to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
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Examples of 裂く, 割く, さく in a sentence
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She tore the letter to pieces.
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He tore the book apart.
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He tore the newspaper in half.
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He had no sooner got the letter than tore it in two.
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He tore the paper in two.
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I am so busy that I have no time to spare.
Verb Conjugations
Non-Past
- Plain
- 裂く
- Plain Polite
- 裂きます
- Negative
- 裂かない
- Negative Polite
- 裂きません
Past
- Plain
- 裂いた
- Plain Polite
- 裂きました
- Negative
- 裂かなかった
- Negative Polite
- 裂きませんでした
Te
- Plain
- 裂いて
- Plain Polite
- 裂きまして
- Negative
- --
- Negative Polite
- --
Passive
- Plain
- 裂かれる
- Plain Polite
- 裂かれます
- Negative
- 裂かれない
- Negative Polite
- 裂かれません
Related Kanji
割
JLPT 3
12 strokes
proportion, comparatively, divide, cut, separate, split
On'Yomi: カツ
Kun'Yomi: わ.る, わり, わ.り, わ.れる, さ.く