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裂け目 (さけめ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

裂さけ目め

さ

け

め

○

Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

1

noun

tear; rip; crack; rift

Refers to a physical split or gap in a surface, fabric, or the ground. Can be used for literal tears, cracks, or figurative rifts.

壁かべに大おおきな裂さけ目めができている。
There is a big crack in the wall.
二人

ふたり

の

間あいだ

に

深ふか

い

裂さ

け

目め

が

生しょう

じ

た

。

A deep rift developed between the two.

Written forms

裂さけ目めUsage100%
Standard kanji spelling with regular okurigana.
裂さけ目め
irregular okurigana
Irregular okurigana variant; less common and not recommended for learners.

Kanji

裂split, rend, tear
目eye, class, look

Similar words

割われ目め
割れ目 also means a crack or fissure, but often implies a break or split in a hard object like rock or ice, while 裂け目 can be used for softer materials like fabric or for abstract rifts.
隙すき間ま
隙間 refers to a gap or opening between objects, such as a crack in a door or a crevice, and is more about an empty space rather than a tear or split.

Etymology

Compound of the verb 裂ける (sakeru, 'to tear, split') and 目 (me, here meaning 'a line or opening'). The combination yields 'a tear or split line'.