ひきさく
Meanings
Verb (5-dan, く, transitive)
1. to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to tear to pieces
But the clothes I had on have been ripped apart and can't be worn anymore.
2. to (forcibly) separate (a couple, family, etc.); to force apart; to tear apart
But the war tore the two of them apart.
Pitch accent
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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 (13 in total)
She tore up the letter.
But the war tore the two of them apart.
The two of us were forcibly torn apart.