穴けつ隙げき

noun

crevice; aperture

Rare literary or technical term for a narrow opening or crack. In everyday Japanese, 隙間 or 割れ目 is far more common.

• 古ふるい城じょう壁へきの穴けつ隙げきから光ひかりが差さし込こんでいた。

  Light was shining through a crevice in the old castle wall.