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千切る
ちぎる
godan verb
transitive 他動詞
usually kana
Meanings
1
to tear to pieces
2
to tear to shreds
3
to tear up
4
to pick (e.g. fruit)
5
to pluck
6
to tear off
7
to do ... heavily
8
to do ... heartily
Your sentences
Mine a sentence — saw 千切る in the wild?
Kanji in this word
千
Thousand
3 strokes
切
Cut, Cutoff, Be Sharp
4 strokes
More words with
千
千
せん ·
thousand
N5
千代
ちよ ·
thousand years
何千
なんぜん ·
many thousands
千切れる
ちぎれる ·
to be torn off
千葉
ちば ·
Chiba (city, prefecture)
千円札
Full entry on Jisho
せんえんさつ ·
1,000 yen bill
千里
せんり ·
1000 ri
千秋楽
せんしゅうらく ·
final day of a performance
More words with
切
大切
たいせつ ·
important
N5
適切
てきせつ ·
appropriate
N3
一切
いっさい ·
without exception
N1
締め切り
しめきり ·
deadline
思い切って
おもいきって ·
resolutely
切手
きって ·
postal (postage) stamps
N5
小切手
こぎって ·
cheque
N1
切り
きり ·
limits
N3