Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Transitive verb
to tear; to rip up
その少女はその布を裂いた。The girl tore the cloth. to cut up; to cleave; to cut open (esp. the abdomen)
to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers)
to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something
to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
Archaicsee 黥く
Also written 割く【さく】