割く (さく)to tear; to rip up; to cut up

to tear; to rip upGodan verb with 'ku' ending, transitive verb
to cut up; to cleave; to cut open (esp. the abdomen)Godan verb with 'ku' ending, transitive verb
to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers)Godan verb with 'ku' ending, transitive verb
to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of somethingGodan verb with 'ku' ending, transitive verb
to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eyeGodan verb with 'ku' ending, transitive verb

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Kanji in 割く

割Proportion; Comparatively; DivideRead with its kun'yomi here · JLPT N3

Words that share its kanji

役割やくわりpart; assigning (allotment of) parts
割合わりあいrate; ratio
割りわりrate; ratio
分割ぶんかつpartition; division
割引わりびきdiscount; reduction
割安わりやすeconomical; comparatively cheap
割高わりだかcomparatively high; fairly expensive
割引債わりびきさいdiscount bond

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