Word Meaning 千切る

ちぎる chigiru

千切る is read as ちぎる (chigiru) and means to do ... heavily.

Meaning

English

  1. to do ... heavily
  2. to do ... heartily
  3. to do ... vigorously
  4. to pick (e.g. fruit)
  5. to pluck
  6. to tear off
  7. to tear to pieces
  8. to tear to shreds

Reading

Kana

ちぎる

Romaji

chigiru

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 8 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Rank 13965 Priority C

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

千切れる

ちぎれる

to be torn off

千切り

せんぎり

finely cut strips (of vegetables)

千切り大根

せんぎりだいこん

dried radish strips

打っ千切る

ぶっちぎる

to beat by a wide margin (in a race)

打っ千切り

ぶっちぎり

(establishing a) big lead

千里の行も足下に始まる

せんりのこうもそっかにはじまる

a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step

千代

ちよ

thousand years

千九百年代

せんきゅうひゃくねんだい

the 1900s

千秋楽

せんしゅうらく

final day of a tournament

千鳥

ちどり

plover

千秋

せんしゅう

thousand years