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 have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye