破は瓜か

noun

age 16 (of a girl); pubescence; puberty

Traditional term for a girl's 16th year, derived from the character 瓜 (melon) which can be split into two 八 (eight) characters, suggesting 8+8=16. Now largely literary or historical.

• 彼かの女じょは破は瓜かの年としに達たっした。

  She reached the age of 16.

noun

age 64 (of a man)

Traditional term for a man's 64th year, using the same character-splitting logic (八十八 = 64). Rare and mostly found in classical or literary contexts.

• 祖そ父ふは破は瓜かの祝いわいを受うけた。

  My grandfather celebrated his 64th birthday.

noun

defloration; breaking of the hymen

Medical or literary term for the rupture of the hymen, typically during first sexual intercourse. The kanji 破 (break) and 瓜 (melon) metaphorically suggest the breaking of a fruit.

• 破は瓜かは初はじめての性せい交こう時じに起おこることが多おおい。

  Defloration often occurs during first sexual intercourse.