Meanings
Verb (5-dan, く, transitive)
1. to tear; to rip up
2. to cut up; to cleave; to cut open (esp. the abdomen)
3. to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers)
4. to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
Kanji used
split
Pitch accent
Top 4800
Used in vocabulary (6 in total)
to cut off; to cut up; to tear to pieces
to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to separate (e.g. a couple); to disrupt (a relationship)
shrill; piercing (scream, etc.)
Examples (4 in total)
The girl tore the cloth.
He tore the paper in two.
He tore the newspaper in half.