単語屋Tangoya, “the word shop”
Single kanji#5,003 most used

割く

さく1

Pitch accent · 頭高 (atamadaka)

to spare

ITS KANJI

割cutread さ here24 words ›

IN A SENTENCE

Could you spare me a few minutes?

from Tatoeba · mookeee

IN OTHER SENTENCES

Could you spare me a few minutes?

from Tatoeba

MEANINGS

4

to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something

godan verb · transitive

TANGOYA ASKS

1

to tear; to rip up

godan verb · transitive

2

to cut up; to cleave; to cut open (esp. the abdomen)

godan verb · transitive

3

to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers)

godan verb · transitive

5

to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye

godan verb · transitive

SOUNDS THE SAME

咲くto bloom; to flowerさく策plan; measureさく柵fenceさく

DETAILS

Kind単漢字, single kanji

Frequency#5,003 most used

Written割く、裂く

Can be asked asRead, Listen, Recall, Write

Dictionary: JMdict (EDRDG), CC BY-SA 4.0 · pitch: Kanjium