割く (さく) — to tear, to split, to spare (time)
割く
to tear
Frequency #7089
Frequency rank among common Japanese words. Lower number = more common.
Grade 6
Japanese school grade level in which this kanji is taught. Grade 1 is first year of elementary school.
2 characters
godan verb (-ku) · transitive
Part of speech (JMdict: v5k, vt)
saku
Pitch高低アクセント — Tokyo-dialect pitch accent. The number is the drop position: 0 = heiban (no drop), 1 = atamadaka (drops after 1st mora), N = drops after Nth mora. The line above each mora marks high pitch; below, low.
さく[1] atamadaka 頭高
Synth audio is approximate — the diagram is the canonical reference.
Meanings
- to tear
- to split
- to spare (time)