や
八
　
つ
ざ
裂
　
き

noun

  1. tearing limb from limb, tearing apart, cutting (a person) to pieces.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
や
八
　
つ
ざ
裂
　
き
 八つ裂き やつざき
やつ
八
ざ
裂
　
き
 八裂き やつざき

Contained Kanji Breakdown

eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ　や　はっ (1st, N5)
split, rend, tear
さ.く　レツ　-ぎ.れ (8th, N1)
file, row, rank
レツ　れっ　レ (3rd, N3)
bare bone, bad, wrong
ガツ　ガチ　タイ (Kentei 1)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
evening
ゆう　セキ　ゆ (1st, N4)
knife, standing sword radical (no. 18)
トウ
garment, clothes, dressing
イ　ころも　きぬ (4th, N2)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
garment(衣) variant