割れ目・破れ目|われめwareme[0]heiban (flat)

1. nouncrack; crevice; split; fissure; cleft; rift; chasm; chink; gap
   彼かれは割れ目われめをパテでふさいだ。↗

   He stopped up the crack with putty.
2. nounopening of the vagina; slitusu. written as ワレメ

• Synonym裂け目さけめNeutralFor tears and splits in cloth, ground and the like; 「割れ目」 is mostly for cracks in hard objects.
• Synonym亀裂きれつWrittenWritten/formal word for cracks, also used figuratively for a broken relationship; 「割れ目」 is more concrete.
• SynonymクラックNeutralLoanword for cracks; also means illegally breaking into computer systems; 「割れ目」 is the everyday word.
• SynonymひびWrittenFine cracks on pottery or walls, also figuratively a rift in a relationship; 「割れ目」 covers cracks of any size, not just fine ones.
• Related隙間すきまNeutralA gap between two things, not necessarily from breaking; 「割れ目」 is a crack formed by splitting.
• Related隙すきNeutralA gap or opening; also an unguarded moment or a chance to exploit. 「割れ目」 is a crack from splitting and can also name a body part, but has no lapse sense.
• Relatedひび割れひびわれNeutralSurface cracking of walls, skin and the like, with cracks fine or deep; stresses the cracking itself, while 「割れ目」 stresses the resulting crack.
• Related破れ目やぶれめNeutralA hole or tear where cloth or paper has burst open; 「割れ目」 is usually said of hard objects.
• Related裂罅れっかWrittenRare written/formal word for a fissure; 「割れ目」 is the usual choice.

Use 「割れ目」 for cracks in hard objects. For tears in cloth or ground say 「裂け目」; for surface cracking, 「ひび」 or 「ひび割れ」; in formal writing or for a broken relationship, 「亀裂」. 「隙間」 is a gap between things, 「破れ目」 a tear in cloth or paper; 「クラック」 is a loanword, 「裂罅」 and 「罅」 rare literary words.

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

1. 割われたために生しょうじた筋すじ状じょうの隙間すきま。
2. 陰裂いんれつ。