ichidan verb, intransitive verb
Intransitive: used when glass, dishes, eggshells, and similar things break or shatter. The thing that breaks is marked with が.
地震で窓ガラスが割れた。
The window glass broke in the earthquake.
コップが床に落ち
The glass fell on the floor and shattered.
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
crack; split; fissure; be torn
Used for cracks, splits, or fissures, as in skin, lips, earth, or a surface splitting open. Also lists a torn/ruptured nuance; for ordinary cloth or paper tearing, 破れる is usually read やぶれる rather than われる.
乾燥して唇が割れた。
My lips cracked from dryness.
日照りで地面が割れていた。
The ground had split from the drought.
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
Used when opinions, votes, support, or a group divide into opposing sides or separate blocs.
会議では意見が二つに割れた。
Opinions split into two camps at the meeting.
その法案をめぐって党内が割れている。
The party is divided over the bill.
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
come to light; become clear; be identified; be revealed
Often used when a hidden fact, identity, name, location, or truth becomes known, especially in investigative or information-gathering contexts.
聞き込みで犯人の名前が割れた。
The culprit's name was identified through questioning.
調査の結果、事故の原因が割れた。
The investigation revealed the cause of the accident.
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
be distorted; clip
Used of sound that becomes harsh or distorted, especially when a speaker, microphone, or recording level is overloaded.
音量を上げすぎてスピーカーの音が割れている。
The speaker sound is distorted because the volume is too high.
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
be divisible; divide evenly
Mathematical use: a number can be divided by another number without leaving a remainder. Common in the pattern 数がNで割れる.
この数は三で割れる。
This number is divisible by three.
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
fall below; drop under a threshold
Used when a figure falls below an important line, minimum, quota, or psychological threshold. Common in statistical, business, and market-style expressions such as 大台が割れる.
株価が下がり、二万円の大台が割れた。
The stock price fell, dropping below the major 20,000-yen mark.
参加者が十人を割れると、講座は中止になります。
If the number of participants falls below ten, the course will be canceled.