also: やれめ
I had the tear in my trousers sewn up.
A tear appeared in the paper.
Standard kanji spelling.
Kana spelling is acceptable and may be used for clarity or in informal writing.
Obsolete kana usage; not used in modern Japanese.
Compound of 破れ (yabure, 'tearing', continuative form of 破れる yabureru) + 目 (me, 'gap, opening').