破やぶれ

noun

tear; rip; breach; hole; crack; breakdown

Refers to a physical tear, rip, hole, or crack in a material, or metaphorically to a breakdown or collapse of a system or relationship.

• ズボンに破やぶれができた。

  I got a tear in my trousers.

• 壁かべの破やぶれから光ひかりが漏もれている。

  Light is leaking through a crack in the wall.

noun

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.

• 印いん刷さつ中ちゅうにやれが出でた。

  There was spoilage during printing.

• やれ紙がみはリサイクルに回まわされる。

  Wastepaper is sent for recycling.