How to say 'Tear' in Japanese | ちぎる

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The Japanese word for Tear is 'Chigiru', written as ちぎる in Japanese.

word

ちぎる

Meaning

Tear

Reading

Chigiru

Explanation

The Japanese verb 'ちぎる (chigiru)' means 'to tear' or 'to rip'. It is used when referring to the action of tearing something apart, such as paper, fabric, or food. For example: I tore the paper「紙をちぎった」(かみをちぎった). She tore the bread into pieces「彼女はパンをちぎった」(かのじょはパンをちぎった). This verb can also be used metaphorically to describe breaking or severing relationships or connections. It's important to note that 'ちぎる' often implies a deliberate or forceful action.

Part Of Speech

verb

Frequency

6765

Composition

hiragana

Handwriting

This word is an ichidan verb. To learn how it transforms in different tenses and forms, explore all its conjugations.

Hiragana in the Word ちぎる

This word contains 3 Hiragana characters :

hiragana

ち

Reading

Chi

hiragana

ぎ

Reading

hiragana

る

Reading

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'Chigiru' means 'Tear' .

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