裂く

さく

• Verb

  Godan verb (ku), transitive
  1. to tear; to rip up (only 裂く).
  2. to cut up; to cleave; to cut open (esp. the abdomen).
  3. to forcibly separate (i.e. two lovers) (only 裂く).
  4. to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something (only 割く).
  5. to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye.

     archaism

     See also 黥く .