Word Meaning 八つ裂き

やつざき yatsuzaki

八つ裂き is read as やつざき (yatsuzaki) and means tearing limb from limb.

Meaning

English

tearing limb from limb
tearing apart
cutting (a person) to pieces

Reading

Kana

やつざき

Romaji

yatsuzaki

Writing Variants

八裂き やつざき yatsuzaki

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 19 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 3級 Rank 70215 Priority L

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

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being torn to pieces

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double blossom

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double-flowered cherry tree

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はっちょう

skillfulness

八箇年

はちかねん

octennial

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はちぶしゅう

the eight legions (devas, nagas, yaksas, gandharvas, asuras, garudas, kimnaras, mahoragas)

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やえやまやし

Satake palm (Satakentia liukiuensis)

八十八箇所

はちじゅうはっかしょ

88 temples (of, or modeled after those of, Shikoku)

八分儀

はちぶんぎ

octant (instrument)

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はっぽうてをつくす

to try all possible means

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はちだいじごく

The Eight Greater Hells

八丈方言

はちじょうほうげん

Hachijō dialects