破やぶく

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破く · godan verb (-ku)

Meanings

godan verb (-ku), transitive verb

Transitive verb for tearing or ripping something, such as paper or cloth. Often used for deliberate or forceful tearing.

〈物もの〉を破やぶくto tear/rip something (paper, cloth, etc.)
彼かれは怒いかって手て紙がみを破やぶいた。
He angrily tore up the letter.
〈物もの〉を破やぶいて捨すてるto tear something up and throw it away
古ふるい書しょ類るいを破やぶいて捨すてた。
I tore up the old documents and threw them away.

破やぶける
破ける is the intransitive partner of 破く, describing something getting torn on its own rather than someone tearing it.
破やぶれるN3
破れる is another intransitive counterpart of 破く, used when something becomes torn without a stated agent.

破やぶるN4
破る is the more common, neutral word for tearing something, while 破く is a slightly more colloquial variant used mainly for paper or cloth.
裂さくN2
裂く implies tearing along a seam or line (often with more force or into pieces), whereas 破く is a general word for ripping something.

破やぶくUsage85%
Standard kanji spelling for 'to tear' or 'to rip'.
やぶくUsage15%
Kana spelling is common in informal writing or when the kanji is not needed.

The kanji 破 means 'break' or 'tear', and the reading やぶく is a native Japanese verb. The exact historical derivation is uncertain.