千切る (ちぎる): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

千切る (ちぎる) means to tear up / to cut finely.

See example sentences below.

千切る at a glance

千切る

ちぎるchigiru

N2verb

to tear up / to cut finely

千切るちぎるchigiruN2Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

to tear up / to cut finely

Example 1

紙を小さく千切ってください。

Translation

Please tear the paper into small pieces.

Example 2

りんごを千切ってサラダに入れた。

Translation

I cut up the apple and added it to the salad.