亀き裂れつ

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Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

Refers to a physical crack or fissure in a surface, material, or the ground, as well as a figurative rift in relationships or organizations.

地じ震しんで壁かべに亀き裂れつが入はいった。
The earthquake caused a crack in the wall.
両りょう国こくの関かん係けいに深ふかい亀き裂れつが生しょうじた。
A deep rift developed in the relations between the two countries.

Usage patterns

〈場ば所しょ〉に亀き裂れつが入はいるfor a crack to form in a place
地じ震しんで壁かべに亀き裂れつが入はいった。
The earthquake put a crack in the wall.
〈事こと〉に亀き裂れつが生しょうじるfor a rift to develop in (a relationship, organization, etc.)
その一いっ件けんで二人ふたりの関かん係けいに亀き裂れつが生しょうじた。
That incident caused a rift in their relationship.
亀き裂れつが広ひろがるfor a crack or rift to widen
橋はしの亀き裂れつは年ねん々ねん広ひろがっている。
The crack in the bridge is widening year by year.
亀き裂れつを修しゅう復ふくするto repair a crack or mend a rift
二人ふたりは話はなし合あって関かん係けいの亀き裂れつを修しゅう復ふくした。
The two talked it out and mended the rift in their relationship.

Kanji

亀tortoise, turtle
裂split, rend, tear

Related words· 7

日ひ々びN1
ひび describes a fine, often surface-level crack (as in glass or ceramics), while 亀裂 can denote a larger, deeper, or jagged crack and extends more readily to figurative rifts.
割われ目めN1
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.
裂さけ目め
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.
ひびN1
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.

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クラック
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.
破やぶれ
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.
溝みぞN1
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.

Don't confuse with

分ぶん裂れつN1
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.
断だん裂れつ
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.

Written forms

亀き裂れつUsage98%
Standard kanji spelling; the most common written form.
き裂れつUsage2%
search-only kanji form
Search-only form; not a standard spelling but may appear in some contexts.

Etymology

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.

Usage patterns

〈場ば所しょ〉に亀き裂れつが入はいるfor a crack to form in a place

地じ震しんで壁かべに亀き裂れつが入はいった。

The earthquake put a crack in the wall.

〈事こと〉に亀き裂れつが生しょうじるfor a rift to develop in (a relationship, organization, etc.)

その一いっ件けんで二人ふたりの関かん係けいに亀き裂れつが生しょうじた。

That incident caused a rift in their relationship.

亀き裂れつが広ひろがるfor a crack or rift to widen

橋はしの亀き裂れつは年ねん々ねん広ひろがっている。

The crack in the bridge is widening year by year.

亀き裂れつを修しゅう復ふくするto repair a crack or mend a rift

二人ふたりは話はなし合あって関かん係けいの亀き裂れつを修しゅう復ふくした。

The two talked it out and mended the rift in their relationship.

Related words· 7

日ひ々びN1

ひび describes a fine, often surface-level crack (as in glass or ceramics), while 亀裂 can denote a larger, deeper, or jagged crack and extends more readily to figurative rifts.

割われ目めN1

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.

裂さけ目め

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.

ひびN1

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.

Show 3 more

クラック
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.
破やぶれ
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.
溝みぞN1
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.

Don't confuse with

分ぶん裂れつN1

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.

断だん裂れつ

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.