Meanings
Verb (5-dan, く, transitive)
1. zerreißen; auseinanderreißen; spalten
2. entfremden; abtrünnig machen
Kanji used
pull
split
Pitch accent
きさ
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Composed of
Ziehen; Zerren; Zugkraft; Zugbeständigkeit; Begünstigung; Bevorzugung; Beistand
zerreißen; aufschneiden; zerteilen; entzweien; trennen; erübrigen
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.