千切る

Reading

Kana: ちぎる
Romaji: chigiru
Kana
Romaji

Definitions

v5r
vt
1

to tear to pieces; to tear to shreds; to tear up

Note: word usually written using kana alone
2

to pick (e.g. fruit); to pluck; to tear off

Note: word usually written using kana alone
suf
v5r
3

to do ... heavily; to do ... heartily; to do ... vigorously

Note: after the -masu stem of a verb
Note: word usually written using kana alone

Kanji

Readings: セン、 ち
Meaning: thousand
Readings: セツ、 サイ、 き.る、 -き.る、 き.り、 -き.り、 -ぎ.り、 き.れる、 -き.れる、 き.れ、 -き.れ、 -ぎ.れ
Meanings: cut, cutoff, be sharp

Example Sentences

(かれ)(にく)()いちぎった。
➥He bit off the meat.
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ライオンは()んだきりんの(にく)()いちぎった。
➥The lion ripped the flesh from the dead giraffe.
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