tear up

(row) Same-ON + (cloth)
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SOLO

Onyomi

RETSU

Mnemonic

LET'S tear up the neatly lined rows of cloth.

Kunyomi

( ) さ*く I pick apart something strand by strand - string cheese, cloth, etc. (why they have a word specifically for this is beyond me) . Also, to break people apart, like Romeo and Juliet. 1/2 KANA
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( ) さ*ける it gets tore up, it splits 1/2 KANA
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Lookalikes

Meaning Hint Radical
arrange BUNDLE
tear up SWORD

You arrange sticks in a BUNDLE,
but you tear up shit with your SWORD.

Synonyms

crevice
隙間    裂け目   
smash
壊す    壊れる    砕く    破壊    滅ぼす    つぶす 撲滅    破る    割る    割く    裂く   
tear up
裂く    割く