Word Meaning 裂ぱく

れっぱく reppaku

裂ぱく is read as れっぱく (reppaku) and means cry of the lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus).

Meaning

English

  1. cry of the lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
  2. cutting through cloth
  3. sound of cutting through cloth
  4. shrieking sound
  5. woman's scream
  6. loud scream

Reading

Kana

れっぱく

Romaji

reppaku

Writing Variants

  • 裂帛 れっぱく reppaku

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 17 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 3級 Rank 127762 Priority U

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

裂く

さく

to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers)

裂け目

さけめ

tear

裂ける

さける

to split

裂開果

れっかいか

dehiscent fruit

裂開

れっかい

dehiscence

裂果

れっか

dehiscent fruit

裂織

さきおり

sakiori

裂創

れっそう

laceration

引き裂く

ひきさく

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

間を裂く

あいだをさく

to estrange (two friends)

切り細裂く

きりこまざく

to cut up small

切り裂く

きりさく

to cut off