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Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Transitive verb
1. to tear; to rip up​Only applies to 裂く
  • その
  • しょうじょ少女
  • は
  • その
  • ぬの布
  • を
  • さ裂いた
  • 。
The girl tore the cloth.
Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Transitive verb
2. to cut up; to cleave; to cut open (esp. the abdomen)​
Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Transitive verb
3. to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers)​Only applies to 裂く
Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Transitive verb
4. to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something​Only applies to 割く
  • きちょう貴重な
  • お
  • じかん時間
  • の
  • かず数
  • ふん分
  • を
  • さいて
  • いただけます
  • か
  • 。
Can you spare me a few minutes of your valuable time?
Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Transitive verb
5. to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye​Archaic, See also 黥く
Other forms
割く 【さく】

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