Translation guide
Describes a sudden, sharp sound or the manner of breaking, often used for impact, splitting, or a crisp noise.
枝がパキッと折れた。
The branch broke with a crack.
The sound of something breaking, hitting, or snapping sharply.
Onomatopoeia for a sharp cracking or snapping sound, often used for breaking thin objects like branches or plastic.
枝がパキッと折れた。
The branch broke with a crack.
Onomatopoeia for a louder, more forceful cracking sound, like a thick branch or bone breaking.
骨がバキッと折れる音がした。
I heard a bone break with a crack.
Onomatopoeia for a light, sharp crack, like a whip or a small object snapping.
鞭がピシッと鳴った。
The whip cracked sharply.
Something breaking apart with a crack, often leaving a gap or fissure.
Literally 'a crack enters', used for cracks forming in solid objects like glass, walls, or bones.
窓ガラスにひびが入った。
The window glass cracked.
Intransitive verb for breaking or splitting, often with a crack sound. Used for brittle objects.
卵が割れた。
The egg cracked.
To break into pieces, shatter. Implies a more violent cracking apart.
Causing something to make a crack sound, like snapping fingers or cracking a whip.
To crack one's knuckles or snap fingers. Literally 'make fingers sound'.
彼は指を鳴らした。
He cracked his knuckles.
To crack a whip. Uses the verb 鳴らす (to make sound).
御者が鞭を鳴らした。
The driver cracked the whip.
Opening something slightly or with a crisp sound, like a book spine or a door.
To open a book. The 'crack' is implied by context; often used with onomatopoeia like パキッと.
彼は新しい本をパキッと開いた。
He opened the new book with a crack.
To open a door a crack. Literally 'open the door a little'. The sound is not always present.
ドアを少し開けて中を覗いた。
I opened the door a crack and peeked inside.
Japanese often uses onomatopoeia like パキッと or バキッと to describe cracking sounds. These are more natural than literal translations of 'with a crack'.
パキッと音がした。
There was a cracking sound.
The phrase 'with a crack' does not have a single direct equivalent. Translating it as ひびとともに or similar is unnatural. Instead, use onomatopoeia or verbs that imply the sound.
岩が砕けた。
The rock shattered with a crack.