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.
He ripped up the letter.
I accidentally ripped the paper.
To tear or split something along a line, often with force. Used for fabric, meat, or splitting objects.
She ripped the cloth to make bandages.
To tear apart by pulling in opposite directions. More forceful and dramatic than 裂く.
He ripped the book apart in anger.
To go or move at high speed, often with a sense of rushing or zooming.
To extract digital audio or video from a disc to a computer.
To overcharge or defraud someone, often in a transaction.
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, he was a good guy.
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.
rip paper
DVDのデータを取り込む。
Rip the data from a DVD.
He was ripped off by a con artist.