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千切る (ちぎる) — to tear to pieces · Nihongo Circle

千切る

ちぎる

godan verbtransitive 他動詞usually kana

Meanings

1to tear to pieces
2to tear to shreds
3to tear up
4to pick (e.g. fruit)
5to pluck
6to tear off
7to do ... heavily
8to do ... heartily

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Kanji in this word

千Thousand3 strokes 切Cut, Cutoff, Be Sharp4 strokes

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