1. Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Transitive verb

   to tear; to rip up

   その少女はその布を裂いた。

2. to cut up; to cleave; to cut open (esp. the abdomen)

3. to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers)

4. to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something

5. to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye

   Archaicsee 黥く

Also written 割く【さく】saku