Word Meaning 絹を裂くよう

きぬをさくよう kinu o sakuyou

絹を裂くよう is read as きぬをさくよう (kinu o sakuyou) and means shrill.

Meaning

English

shrill
piercing (scream, etc.)

Reading

Kana

きぬをさくよう

Romaji

kinu o sakuyou

Stroke Sequence

6 Characters • 33 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 3級 Proverb ✓ Rank 142483 Priority W

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

絹糸

きぬいと

silk thread

絹

きぬ

silk

絹織物

きぬおりもの

silk goods

絹布

けんぷ

silk

絹本

けんぽん

silk canvas

絹地

きぬじ

silk fabrics

絹目

きぬめ

matte finish (e.g. of photographs)

分裂

ぶんれつ

split

破裂

はれつ

breakdown (of talks, negotiations, etc.)

裂く

さく

to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers)

四分五裂

しぶんごれつ

torn asunder

裂け目

さけめ

tear