Refers to a physical break or crack in an object, or a piece broken off. Also used in compounds like ガラスの割れ.
There are broken pieces of glass on the floor.
below (a level); under; dropping below
Used as a suffix after a number or quantity to mean 'below that value'. Common in phrases like 千円割れ (below 1000 yen) or 10度割れ (below 10 degrees).
warez; illegal software distribution
Internet slang derived from English 'warez'. Refers to pirated commercial software and its distribution. Often written in katakana as ワレズ.
See also: ワレズ
A crack appeared in the plate.
This plate has a small crack.
The temperature dropped below freezing.
This stock finally fell below 1000 yen.
There used to be many warez sites, but now enforcement is strict.
The stock price dropped below 10,000 yen.
割れ as a suffix means falling below a given value (千円割れ), while 超え means exceeding it (千円超え).
break; shatter; be smashed · crack; split; fissure; be torn · be divided; split · come to light; become clear; be identified; be revealed · be distorted; clip · be divisible; divide evenly · fall below; drop under a threshold
crack; crevice; fissure
fragment; broken piece · accomplice; confederate; one of the same group · one of a pair; counterpart
split among friends; falling out; internal discord
cracks in the ground; ground fissures
fragile item; broken article
open in front; front-opening
fall below a key level; break below a round number
drying up and cracking; cracking from dryness
Noun form of the verb 割る (わる, 'to break, split'). The suffix sense 'below' derives from the idea of breaking through a threshold. The slang sense is a direct borrowing from English 'warez'.
bottom falling out; collapse of the bottom
peach-split hairstyle; traditional Japanese hairstyle with a bun like a halved peach
stretch mark
audio clipping; sound distortion · vowel breaking; vowel fracture
cleft chin
loss of principal; falling below par value
trading below IPO price; falling below public offering price