ichidan verb, intransitive verb
split; tear; burst; be separated; be divided
Intransitive verb describing something coming apart, splitting open, or tearing, often along a seam or natural line. Covers physical splitting (cloth, skin, fruit) and figurative division (opinions, groups).
この布はすぐに裂ける。
This cloth tears easily.
熟した果実が自然に裂けた。
The ripe fruit split open naturally.
意見が二つに裂けた。
Opinions were divided into two.