Refers to a physical crack or fissure in a surface, material, or the ground, as well as a figurative rift in relationships or organizations.
The earthquake caused a crack in the wall.
A deep rift developed in the relations between the two countries.
The earthquake put a crack in the wall.
That incident caused a rift in their relationship.
The crack in the bridge is widening year by year.
The two talked it out and mended the rift in their relationship.
割れ目 is a general word for a split or opening with a relatively clean break, whereas 亀裂 suggests a jagged, gradually developing crack and is more common in figurative use.
裂け目 emphasizes a torn or ripped opening (as in cloth or skin), while 亀裂 is used more for cracks in hard surfaces like walls, glass, or ground, and for rifts between people.
亀裂 is a more formal or technical term for a crack, often used for structural or geological fissures, while ひび is the everyday word for a fine crack.
亀裂 is a more formal, often larger or structural crack (e.g. in a wall or relationship), whereas クラック is a casual loanword for any crack.
亀裂 is typically used for a crack in a hard surface or a metaphorical rift (e.g. in a relationship), whereas 破れ is more common for soft material like fabric or paper.
亀裂 describes a crack that starts small and can widen, often used metaphorically for relationships like 溝, but it stresses the process of splitting rather than an existing static gap.
分裂 means an actual split or division into separate parts (e.g. a party splitting), while 亀裂 refers to a crack or growing tension that has not necessarily broken things apart.
断裂 describes a complete rupture or tear (e.g. of a muscle or ligament), whereas 亀裂 is a crack or fissure that may be partial and does not imply total severing.
Standard kanji spelling; the most common written form.
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Compound of 亀 (turtle shell, also used for cracks in divination) and 裂 (split, tear). The combination suggests a crack resembling those on a turtle shell or those formed during ancient shell-based divination.