Translation guide
The English word 'rip' covers several distinct actions: tearing something apart, moving quickly, copying data, and slang for being cheated or for a deceased person. This guide organizes the most useful Japanese expressions by meaning.
To tear paper, cloth, or other materials, or to split something open by force.
The most common verb for tearing paper, cloth, or thin materials. Often implies deliberate action.
彼は手紙を破った。
He ripped up the letter.
うっかりして紙を破ってしまった。
I accidentally ripped the paper.
To tear or split something along a line, often with force. Used for fabric, meat, or splitting objects.
彼女は布を裂いて包帯を作った。
She ripped the cloth to make bandages.
To tear apart by pulling in opposite directions. More forceful and dramatic than 裂く.
彼は怒って本を引き裂いた。
He ripped the book apart in anger.
To go or move at high speed, often with a sense of rushing or zooming.
To make something fly or to drive/ride very fast. Often used for vehicles.
彼は高速道路を飛ばした。
He ripped down the highway.
To run or drive at a furious speed. A descriptive phrase.
車が猛スピードで走り去った。
The car ripped away at full speed.
To extract digital audio or video from a disc to a computer.
The standard loanword for ripping digital media. Used as a suru-verb.
CDをリッピングしてパソコンに保存した。
I ripped the CD and saved it to my computer.
To import or capture data. More general, but can be used for ripping in context.
DVDのデータを取り込む。
Rip the data from a DVD.
To overcharge or defraud someone, often in a transaction.
Slang for ripping someone off by charging an exorbitant price. Very common.
あの店にぼったくられた。
I got ripped off at that store.
To swindle or take by deception. More general than just overcharging.
Used to express condolences or refer to someone who has died, often in internet slang.
The phrase 'RIP' is often used as-is in Japanese online contexts. Alternatively, 安らかに眠れ (yasuraka ni nemure) is a traditional equivalent.
RIP、彼はいいやつだった。
RIP, he was a good guy.
安らかに眠れ。
Rest in peace.
When you mean 'to tear', do not use リップ (rippu), which is a loanword for 'lip' or 'rip' in the sense of a tear in fabric but not a verb. Use 破る or 裂く instead.
紙を破る
rip paper
彼は詐欺師に金をだまし取られた。
He was ripped off by a con artist.