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干割れる (ひわれる) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

干ひ割われる

ひ

わ

れ

る

Meanings

1

ichidan verb, intransitive verb

dry out and crack

Describes something that becomes dry and develops cracks as a result, such as wood, soil, or skin.

日ひ照でり続つづきで地じ面めんが干ひ割われてしまった。
The ground dried out and cracked due to the continuing drought.
この木もく材ざいは乾かん燥そうしすぎて干ひ割われ

て

いる

。

This wood has dried out too much and is cracked.

Kanji

干dry, parch, ebb
割proportion, comparatively, divide

Similar words

ひび割われる
ひび割れる is more general for cracking (not necessarily from drying), while 干割れる specifically implies cracking caused by drying out.
乾かん燥そうする
乾燥する simply means 'to dry out' without the cracking nuance.

Etymology

Compound of 干 (hi, 'dry') and 割れる (wareru, 'to crack'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the meaning is transparent from its components.