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さく

Meanings

  1. 1.
    v5k, vtto tear; to rip up
  2. 2.
    v5k, vtto cut up; to cleave; to cut open (esp. the abdomen)
  3. 3.
    v5k, vtto forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers)
  4. 4.
    v5k, vtto spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something
  5. 5.
    v5k, vtto have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye

Example sentences

その少女はその布を裂いた。

The girl tore the cloth.

貴重なお時間の数分をさいていただけますか。

Can you spare me a few minutes of your valuable time?

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さくさく

to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); to spare (time, money, etc.)

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