割く
さく
Verb, Transitive
1.
to tear, to rip up
2.
to cut up, to cleave, to cut open (esp. the abdomen)
3.
to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers)
4.
to spare (time, money, etc.), to use part of something
5.
to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
archaic
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けんかしたふたりのなかをさくようなことはしたくない。
喧嘩した二人の仲を裂くようなことはしたくない。
I don't want to do anything that would forcibly separate the two people who fought.
いそがしいなか、じかんをさいてあってくれた。
忙しい中、時間を裂いて会ってくれた。
Despite being busy, they spared some time to meet me.
Kanji that make up this word
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