Verb (5-dan, く, transitive)
1. to tear; to rip up
すべての袋が大きく裂かれていた。All the bags had been torn open widely.
2. 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.
3. to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers)
戦争が恋人たちの仲を裂いた。The war tore the lovers apart.
4. 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.
5. to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye