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引きちぎる (ひきちぎる) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

引ひきちぎる

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る

Freq.FrequencyTop 100,000

Meanings

1

godan verb (-ru), transitive verb

tear off; rip off

Forcefully pull something apart or detach it by tearing, often with a strong, abrupt motion.

彼かれは怒おこって紙かみを引ひきちぎった。
He angrily tore the paper off.
枝えだから葉はっぱを引ひきちぎる。
I rip a leaf off the branch.

Written forms

引ひきちぎるUsage71%
Standard kanji-kana mixed spelling.
ひきちぎるUsage22%
Kana spelling; used when the kanji is not needed or for clarity.
引ひき千ち切ぎるUsage7%
Rare kanji spelling using 千切る; less common than 引きちぎる.

Kanji

引pull, tug, jerk
千thousand
切cut, cutoff, be sharp

Similar words

ちぎる
ちぎる means to tear or rip into small pieces, while 引きちぎる emphasizes pulling and tearing off with force.
引ひき裂さく
引き裂く means to tear apart or rend, often used for cloth or relationships; 引きちぎる focuses on detaching by tearing.

Etymology

Compound of 引き (pulling) and ちぎる (to tear off). The exact historical derivation of ちぎる is uncertain, but it is a native Japanese verb.