saku

Godan Verb (ku)

1. to tear; to rip up

Transitive
その少女 しょうじょはその ぬの いた。
sono shōjowa sono nunō saita.
The girl tore the cloth.
Godan Verb (ku)

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

Transitive
Godan Verb (ku)

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

Transitive
Godan Verb (ku)

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

Transitive
貴重 きちょうなお時間 じかん すう ぷんをさいていただけますか。
kichōna o jikanno sūfun'o saite itadakemasuka.
Can you spare me a few minutes of your valuable time?
Godan Verb (ku)

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

Transitive
Archaic
Related to 黥く
Other forms: