# 裂 tear up

列 (row) Same-ON + 衣 (cloth)
★★☆☆☆
12 strokes
SOLO

## Onyomi

RETSU |

## Mnemonic

| LET'S tear up the neatly lined rows of cloth.

## Kunyomi

( を ) さ＊く | I pick apart something strand by strand - string cheese, cloth, etc. (why they have a word specifically for this is beyond me) . Also, to break people apart, like Romeo and Juliet. 1/2 KANA ★★☆☆☆
( が ) さ＊ける | it gets tore up, it splits 1/2 KANA ★★☆☆☆

## Lookalikes

| Meaning | Hint | Radical
--- | --- | --- | ---
整 | arrange | BUNDLE | 束
裂 | tear up | SWORD | 刀

You arrange sticks in a BUNDLE,
but you tear up shit with your SWORD.

## Synonyms

crevice 隙間 裂け目
smash 壊す 壊れる 砕く 破壊 滅ぼす つぶす 撲滅 破る 割る 割く 裂く
tear up 裂く 割く