裂く (さく): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

裂く (さく) means to tear / to split / to cut open.

See example sentences below.

裂く at a glance

裂く

さくsaku

N3verb

to tear / to split / to cut open

裂くさくsakuN3Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

to tear / to split / to cut open

Example 1

紙を手で裂いた。

Translation

I tore the paper by hand.

Example 2

鳥が木の枝を裂いた。

Translation

The bird split the tree branch.