Japanese

さく
Meaning: to tear; to split; to spare (time)
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 裂く 裂かない
Polite 裂きます 裂きません
Past 裂いた 裂かなかった
Polite + Past 裂きました 裂きませんでした
Te-form 裂いて 裂かなくて
Potential 裂ける 裂けない
Passive 裂かれる 裂かれない
Causative 裂かせる 裂かせない
Causative + Passive 裂かされる 裂かされない
Imperative 裂け 裂くな

Handwriting

裂
く

Example

She tore the old cloth and made a dustcloth.

Usage Notes

Mainly used for tearing something like cloth or paper, or splitting something open. It can also mean to spare or allot time/resources.

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