Verb (5-dan, く, transitive)
1. to cut up; to cleave; to cut open (esp. the abdomen)
魚の腹を裂いて、内臓を取り除く。Cut open the fish's belly and remove the guts.
2. to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something
時間をどこまで割けるかわからない状態では引き受けづらい。It is difficult to accept when it is unclear how much time can be spared.
3. to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye