裂
裂

split, rend, tear

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切り裂く切裂くきりさく切り割くTransitiveGodan verbFreq #4259
1

to cut off; to cut up; to tear to pieces

Examples
切れはずたずたに切り裂かれた。
The cloth was torn to shreds.
裂く割くさくTransitiveGodan verbFreq #4767
1

裂く only

to tear; to rip up

Examples
その少女はその布を裂いた。
The girl tore the cloth.
2

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

3

裂く only

to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers)

4

割く only

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

Examples
貴重なお時間の数分をさいていただけますか。
Can you spare me a few minutes of your valuable time?
5

Archaic

to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye

引き裂く引裂くひきさくTransitiveGodan verbFreq #5347
1

to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to tear to pieces

Examples
オレの醜い部分がオレを引き裂く。
The ugly side of myself tears me up.
2

to (forcibly) separate (a couple, family, etc.); to force apart; to tear apart

破裂はれつNounIntransitive~する VerbFreq #6478
1

bursting; rupture; explosion

Examples
水道管が凍って破裂したんです。
The water pipes froze and then burst.
2

breakdown (of talks, negotiations, etc.); breaking off

裂ける割けるさけるIntransitiveIchidan verbFreq #6559
1

to split; to tear; to burst; to be separated; to be divided

Examples
この布は裂けやすい。
This cloth tears easily.
亀裂きれつNounFreq #8570
1

crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift

Examples
耐震性の悪い建物に亀裂が生じることもある。
Also cracks may form in buildings that aren't Earthquake proof.
炸裂さく裂さくれつNounIntransitive~する VerbFreq #8758
1

violent explosion; bursting

分裂ぶんれつNounIntransitive~する VerbFreq #10813
1

split; division; break up

Examples
党派は二つに分裂した。
The party was split up into two.
裂け目さけめ裂目NounFreq #15725
1

tear; rip; rent; slit; crack; chasm; rift

Examples
私は壁の裂け目から外を覗いた。
I peeped out through a crack in the wall.
張り裂ける張裂けるはりさけるIntransitiveIchidan verbFreq #16178
1

to burst (open); to break; to split

Examples
彼女はその知らせを聞いて、胸が張り裂けんばかりに泣いた。
Hearing the news, she cried her heart out.

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