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    3. 千切れる

    千切れる

    千ち切ぎれ​る​

    to be torn off

    KMT6CoreVerb, IntransitiveDaily LifeKanji Vocab10 strokes

    ちぎれる

    Verb, Intransitive

    1.
    to be torn off, to come off
    word usually written using kana alone
    2.
    to be torn to pieces, to be torn to shreds
    word usually written using kana alone

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    紙かみが風かぜでちぎれた。

    The paper was torn by the wind.

    KMT4Daily Life
    古ふるい服ふくのボタンがちぎれてしまった。

    A button on my old clothes came off.

    KMT6Daily Life
    買かい物もの袋ぶくろの持もち手てが重おもさでちぎれそうになった。

    The handle of the shopping bag almost tore off from the weight.

    KMT6Daily Life
    激はげしい運うん動どうで、筋きん肉にくがちぎれるかと思おもうほど痛いたかった。

    The intense exercise made my muscles ache so much I thought they would tear.

    KMT7Daily LifeMedicine & Health
    彼かの女じょは悔くやしさで、ハンカチをちぎれるほど握にぎりしめた。

    She clutched her handkerchief so tightly in frustration that it felt like it would tear.

    KMT7Daily LifeEmotions & Psychology

    Characters that make up this word

    千
    ち…(3)
    thousand
    Kanji
    切
    き.る・-き.る・き.り・-き.り・-ぎ.り・き.れる…(9)
    cut・cutoff・be sharp
    Kanji
    れ
    re
    Kana
    る
    ru
    Kana
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