Translation guide
A fissure is a long, narrow crack or opening. In Japanese, different words are used depending on whether you mean a crack in rock/earth, a split in an object, or a metaphorical division.
A deep, narrow opening in the earth's surface or in rock, often natural.
General word for a crack or fissure in rock, ground, or solid surfaces. Common and neutral.
地震で地面に大きな割れ目ができた。
A large fissure opened in the ground due to the earthquake.
Often used for cracks in rock, walls, or structures. Slightly more formal or technical than 割れ目.
岩の亀裂から水がしみ出している。
Water is seeping out from a fissure in the rock.
Specifically a fissure or crack in the ground, often caused by earthquakes or drought.
干ばつで田んぼに地割れが生じた。
Fissures appeared in the rice paddies due to the drought.
Similar to 割れ目 but emphasizes a tear or split. Can be used for ground or objects.
火山の噴火で山腹に裂け目が走った。
A fissure ran down the mountainside after the volcanic eruption.
A long, narrow split in something like wood, metal, or skin.
Refers to a crack or fissure, often in hard surfaces like walls, pottery, or ice. Can be hairline.
壁にひびが入っている。
There is a fissure in the wall.
Also used for cracks in objects, especially when the split is deep or structural.
Can be used for objects, but more common for ground/rock.
A deep division or separation between groups, ideas, etc.
Commonly used metaphorically for rifts in relationships, organizations, or society.
党内に深い亀裂が生じた。
A deep fissure appeared within the party.
Means split, division, or schism. Stronger than 亀裂, often implies a complete break.
Literally 'ditch' or 'groove', used metaphorically for a gap or rift between people.
両者の間には深い溝がある。
There is a deep fissure between the two sides.
A natural groove or cleft in an organ, especially the brain.
Used in medical terminology for fissures, e.g., in the brain or liver. Often part of compound words.
大脳縦裂は左右の大脳半球を分けている。
The longitudinal fissure separates the left and right cerebral hemispheres.
割れ目 is a general, everyday word for a crack or fissure, often in rock or ground. 亀裂 is slightly more formal and can be used for both physical cracks and metaphorical rifts. ひび refers to a crack or fissure in a hard surface, often implying a network of fine cracks rather than a single deep split.
Gas is leaking from a fissure in the pipe.
A coin is stuck in a fissure in the wood.
その問題でコミュニティに分裂が起きた。
The issue caused a fissure in the community.