ひきさ
Meanings
Verb (5-dan, く, transitive)
1. to tear up; to tear off; to rip up
2. to separate (e.g. a couple); to disrupt (a relationship)
Pitch accent
きさ
Composed of
pull; patronage; tug; discount
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.