裂(さ)くto tear, to rip up, to cut up, to cleave, to cut open (esp. the abdomen), to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers), to spare (time, money, etc.), to use part of something, to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye

タオルを二(ふた)つに裂(さ)く。

Tear the towel into two. {to tear, to rip up, to cut up, to cleave, to cut open (esp. the abdomen), to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers), to spare (time, money, etc.), to use part of something, to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye}

包丁(ほうちょう)で魚(さかな)を裂(さ)いたら血(ち)が出(で)てきました。

When I cut the fish with a knife, blood came out. {to tear, to rip up, to cut up, to cleave, to cut open (esp. the abdomen), to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers), to spare (time, money, etc.), to use part of something, to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye}

不倫(ふりん)相手(あいて)が妻(つま)と夫(おっと)の仲(なか)をビリビリに裂(さ)いた。

The affair partner tore the relationship between the husband and wife to shreds. {to tear, to rip up, to cut up, to cleave, to cut open (esp. the abdomen), to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers), to spare (time, money, etc.), to use part of something, to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye}

魚(さかな)の腹(はら)を裂(さ)かないことには、内臓(ないぞう)を取(と)り出(だ)す事(こと)が出来(でき)ません。

You cannot remove the internal organs without cutting open the belly of the fish. {to tear, to rip up, to cut up, to cleave, to cut open (esp. the abdomen), to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers), to spare (time, money, etc.), to use part of something, to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye}

彼(かれ)と彼女(かのじょ)の仲(なか)を裂(さ)こうと画策(かくさく)したものの、二人(ふたり)の仲(なか)は良(よ)いままでした。

Although they plotted to drive a wedge between him and her, the relationship between the two remained good. {to tear, to rip up, to cut up, to cleave, to cut open (esp. the abdomen), to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers), to spare (time, money, etc.), to use part of something, to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye}