How to say 'Tear' in Japanese | ちぎれる

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The Japanese word for Tear is 'Chigireru', written as ちぎれる in Japanese.

word

ちぎれる

Meaning

Tear

Reading

Chigireru

Explanation

The Japanese verb 'ちぎれる' means 'to tear' or 'to be torn'. It describes the action of something being ripped or torn apart, often unintentionally. This verb is commonly used when referring to materials like paper, fabric, or other thin objects that can be easily torn. For example: The paper tore「紙がちぎれた」(かみがちぎれた). The sleeve of my shirt tore「シャツの袖がちぎれた」(シャツのそでがちぎれた). Note that 'ちぎれる' is an intransitive verb, meaning it focuses on the state of the object being torn rather than the action of tearing it.

Part Of Speech

verb

Frequency

6829

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 ちぎれる

This word contains 4 Hiragana characters :

hiragana

ち

Reading

Chi

hiragana

ぎ

Reading

hiragana

れ

Reading

hiragana

る

Reading

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'Chigireru' means 'Tear' .

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