Word Meaning 裂ける (Sakeru): to Split, to Tear

Meaning

English

to split
to tear
to burst
to be separated
to be divided

Reading

Kana

さける

Romaji

sakeru

Writing Variants

割ける さける sakeru

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 16 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 3級 Rank 15908 Priority C

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

裂け目

さけめ

tear

裂開果

れっかいか

dehiscent fruit

裂開

れっかい

dehiscence

分裂

ぶんれつ

split

破裂

はれつ

breakdown (of talks, negotiations, etc.)

四分五裂

しぶごれつ

torn asunder

決裂

けつれつ

breakdown (of talks, negotiations, etc.)

引き裂く

ひきさく

to (forcibly) separate (a couple, family, etc.)

核分裂

かくぶんれつ

karyokinesis (division of a cell nucleus during mitosis or meiosis)

亀裂

きれつ

crack

細胞分裂

さいぼうぶんれつ

cell division

内部分裂

ないぶぶんれつ

internal disunity

Example Sentences

5

紙が古くてすぐに裂ける。

かみがふるくてすぐにさける。

The paper is old, so it tears easily.

その布は少し引っ張るだけで裂ける。

そのぬのはすこしひっぱるだけでさける。

That cloth tears with just a slight pull.

眦が裂けるほど目を見張る。

He opens his eyes so widely they tear at the corners.

めじりが裂けるほど目を見張る。

He opens his eyes so widely they tear at the corners.

胸が張り裂けるような話だった。

It was a heartbreaking story.