ひきさく
Meanings
Verb (5-dan, く, 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
Pitch accent
ひ
きさ
く
Composed of
pull; patronage; tug; room to move the camera back; drawing back; pulling back
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); to spare (time, money, etc.)
Examples (7 in total)
She tore up the letter.
No one can separate them.
I tore the newspaper into pieces.
Nobody could tear apart the bond that Tom and Mary have together.
She tore his letter to pieces.
Your child tore my book to shreds.
The poor dog was literally torn apart by the lion.