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ちぎり取る (ちぎりとる) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

ちぎり取とる

Meanings

1

godan verb (-ru), transitive verb

tear off; rip off

Forcefully tear something off, often with a twisting or wrenching motion. Implies a violent or determined action.

彼かれは怒おこってポスターを壁かべからちぎり取とった。
He angrily tore the poster off the wall.
子こ供どもが花はなを茎くき

から

ちぎり

取と

っ

て

しまっ

た

。

The child ripped the flower off its stem.

Written forms

ちぎり取とるUsage50%
Standard kanji-kana mixed spelling; ちぎり is usually written in kana.
ちぎりとるUsage50%
千ち切ぎり取とる
Ateji spelling using 千 for ちぎり; rarely used and may be confusing.
千ち切ぎりとる
Mixed ateji-kana spelling; very rare.

Kanji

取take, fetch, take up
千thousand
切cut, cutoff, be sharp

Similar words

引ひきちぎる
引きちぎる emphasizes pulling and tearing apart, often with a stretching motion, while ちぎり取る focuses on twisting or wrenching something off from where it is attached.
もぎ取とる
もぎ取る is used for plucking or wrenching off, especially fruits or parts that are attached, and often implies a twisting motion similar to ちぎり取る, but ちぎり取る can be used more broadly for tearing off non-plant items.

Etymology

Compound of ちぎり (continuative form of ちぎる, 'to tear off') + 取る (とる, 'to take'). The exact origin of ちぎる is uncertain, but it is a native Japanese verb.