also: やれ
A tear appeared in my shirt.
I got a tear in my trousers.
壁の破れから光が漏れている。
Light is leaking through a crack in the wall.
spoilage; waste; wastepaper
Only with reading やれ / ヤレ
Printing industry term for spoiled or wasted paper during the printing process. Usually written in kana as やれ or ヤレ.
印刷中にやれが出た。
There was spoilage during printing.
やれ紙はリサイクルに回される。
Wastepaper is sent for recycling.
母が古いズボンの破れを繕ってくれた。
My mother mended the tear in my old pants.
The tear in the sleeve kept getting bigger.
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.
破損 refers to general damage or breakage of an object, while 破れ specifically denotes a tear or rip rather than any kind of damage.
破れ (やぶれ, a tear or rip) and 敗れ (やぶれ, a defeat) are homophones written with different kanji and completely unrelated in meaning.
tear; rip; get torn; wear out · break down; collapse; fall through
broken umbrella; torn umbrella · shredded umbrella plant (Syneilesis palmata)
tear; rent; split; rip
full of holes; vulnerable from all sides
desperation; self-abandonment; recklessness
Standard kanji spelling for the general 'tear/rip/breach' sense.
Kana spelling is acceptable when the kanji is not needed.
Kana spelling for the printing term; this sense is usually written in kana.
Katakana spelling for the printing term; matches the kana-only reading.
The nominal form of 破れる “to tear; break,” referring to a tear, breach, or damaged part.