切れ目|きれめkireme[3]odaka (tail-high)

1. noungap; break; rift
2. nounpause; interval; interruption
3. nouncut; incision; notch; score
4. nounend
   金かねの切れ目きれめが縁えんの切れ目きれめ。↗

   The end of money is the end of love.

• Synonym絶え間たえまWrittenWritten/formal word for a gap in something continuous, as in 「雲の絶え間」; 「切れ目」 also covers cuts and break points.
• Synonym間断かんだんNeutralA break in time, as in 「間断なく」; mostly seen in negative set phrases meaning without interruption.
• Synonym区切りくぎりNeutralA stopping point or division, as in 「区切りをつける」; stresses a deliberate, intentional break.
• Synonym途切れとぎれNeutralA break or interruption, as in 「会話の途切れ」; focuses on continuous speech or sound being cut off.
• Related間あいだNeutralThe most general word for the space or time between two things, as in 「二人の間」; unlike 「切れ目」 it does not stress a break.
• Related中断ちゅうだんNeutralAn interruption, as in 「試合の中断」; stresses that the activity can resume after the pause.
• Related一段落いちだんらくNeutralReaching a stopping point, as in 「仕事が一段落する」; stresses that a matter is settled for the time being.
• Related休止きゅうしNeutralA suspension or stoppage, as in 「運転休止」; stresses that activity is temporarily halted.
• Related一切りひときりNeutralA pause or a distinct stage, also a stretch of time in the past; less common than 「切れ目」.
• Related小止みこやみNeutralA lull, as in 「雨が小止みになる」; used only for weather such as rain or snow letting up.
• Related途絶えとだえNeutralA cessation, as in 「連絡の途絶え」; stresses that contact or exchange has been cut off.
• AntonymつながりNeutralA connection or link, as in 「人とのつながり」; the opposite of the break that 「切れ目」 marks.
• Antonym連続れんぞくNeutralContinuity or succession, as in 「連続ドラマ」; the opposite of 「切れ目」.

Use 「切れ目」 for where something continuous breaks or is cut, as in 「雲の切れ目」 or 「金の切れ目が縁の切れ目」. For a break in speech or sound say 「途切れ」, for a deliberate division 「区切り」, for a pause in the rain 「小止み」. The opposite is 「連続」.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

1. 切きれた跡あと。
2. 続つづいている物事ものごとの途切とぎれる所ところ。