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引き破る (ひきやぶる) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

引ひき破やぶる

ひ

き

や

ぶ

る

Meanings

1

godan verb (-ru), transitive verb

tear; rip; rend

To tear or rip something by pulling forcefully. Often implies a violent or deliberate action.

彼かれは怒いかって手て紙がみを引ひき破やぶった。
He angrily tore up the letter.
その布ぬのを真まっ二ぷたつに

引ひ

き

破やぶ

る

。

Tear the cloth right in two.

Written forms

引ひき破やぶるUsage100%
Standard kanji spelling.
引ひき破やぶる
Variant spelling; less common than 引き破る.

Kanji

引pull, tug, jerk
破rend, rip, tear

Similar words

破やぶる
破る is a general verb for tearing, breaking, or violating. 引き破る adds the nuance of pulling apart or tearing by force.
引ひき裂さく
引き裂く also means to tear apart, often with a stronger sense of ripping into pieces or separating violently.

Etymology

Compound of 引き (hiki, continuative form of 引く 'to pull') + 破る (yaburu, 'to tear').