noun

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

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
 
八つ裂き やつざき
 
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