also: やれ
noun
tear; rip; breach; hole; crack; breakdown
Refers to a physical tear, rip, hole, or crack in a material, or metaphorically to a breakdown or collapse of a system or relationship.
ズボンに破れができた。
I got a tear in my trousers.
壁の破れから光が漏れている。
Light is leaking through a crack in the wall.
noun
spoilage; waste; wastepaper
Only with reading やれ / ヤレ
Printing industry term for spoiled or wasted paper during the printing process. Usually written in kana as やれ or ヤレ.
印刷中にやれが出た。
There was spoilage during printing.
やれ紙はリサイクルに回される。
Wastepaper is sent for recycling.
Kana spelling is acceptable when the kanji is not needed.
Kana spelling for the printing term; this sense is usually written in kana.
Katakana spelling for the printing term; matches the kana-only reading.
Nominal form of the verb 破れる (yabureru, 'to be torn'). The printing sense やれ is a specialized use of the same root, possibly from the idea of paper being torn or damaged.