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    3. 引き裂く

    引き裂く

    引ひき​裂さく​

    to tear up

    KMT7CoreVerb, TransitiveDaily LifeKanji Vocab21 strokes

    引裂く引きさく

    ひきさく

    Verb, Transitive

    1.
    to tear up, to tear off, to rip up, to tear to pieces
    2.
    to (forcibly) separate (a couple, family, etc.), to force apart, to tear apart

    Stroke 0 / 21

    Speed1.0x

    手て紙がみを怒いかって引ひき裂さいた。

    I angrily tore up the letter.

    KMT6Daily LifeEmotions & Psychology
    喧けん嘩かが原げん因いんで、二ふた人りの友ゆう情じょうは引ひき裂さかれてしまった。

    Due to a fight, their friendship was torn apart.

    KMT7Emotions & PsychologyDaily Life
    破やぶれた服ふくをさらに引ひき裂さいて、雑ぞう巾きんにした。

    I tore the ripped clothes further and made them into rags.

    KMT7Daily LifeHome & Housing
    彼かれの裏うら切ぎりは、私わたしの心こころを深ふかく引ひき裂さいた。

    His betrayal deeply tore my heart.

    KMT7Emotions & PsychologyDaily Life
    戦せん争そうは多おおくの家か族ぞくを引ひき裂さき、悲ひ劇げきをもたらした。

    War tore apart many families and brought tragedy.

    KMT8HistoryFamily & RelationshipsEmotions & Psychology

    Characters that make up this word

    引
    ひ.く・ひ.ける…(5)
    pull・tug・jerk・admit・install…(2)
    Kanji
    裂
    さ.く・さ.ける・-ぎ.れ…(1)
    split・rend・tear
    Kanji
    き
    ki
    Kana
    く
    ku
    Kana
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