千切れる

ちぎれる

Meanings

1. Ichidan verb, Intransitive to be torn off; to come off
2. to be torn to pieces; to be torn to shreds

Kanji

• 千 thousand. Read as ち.
• 切 cut. Read as きれる.

Example sentences

• 荷物重すぎて腕ちぎれるかと思った。
  The luggage was so heavy that I was worried my arms were going to be torn off.

Related forms

• 千切る (ちぎる) to tear to pieces (transitive partner)

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