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噛み裂く (かみさく) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
godan verb (-ku), transitive verb
bite and tear apart ; rip with teeth
Describes using teeth to bite into something and then tear or rip it apart, often with force. Used for animals attacking prey or people tearing tough food.
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He ate the hard bread as if biting and tearing it apart.
Written forms 噛か み 裂さ く
Standard kanji spelling for 'bite and tear apart'.
かみ 裂さ く
Mixed kana-kanji spelling sometimes used for readability.
Similar words 噛か み 切き る 噛み切る means to bite through or sever something completely, while 噛み裂く emphasizes tearing or ripping apart with the teeth.
引ひ き 裂さ く 引き裂く means to tear apart by pulling, usually with hands, whereas 噛み裂く specifically uses the teeth.
Etymology Compound of 噛み (kami, 'biting', continuative form of 噛む) and 裂く (saku, 'to tear, rip').
