1.
crack, split, fissure
A narrow opening or break in a surface caused by splitting or tearing.
岩に裂け目がある。
There's a crack in the rock.
地面の裂け目から煙が出ている。
Smoke is coming out of a crack in the ground.
地震で道路に大きな裂け目ができた。
The earthquake created a large crack in the road.
2.
rift, gap (figurative)
A breach or division in relationships, opinions, or groups.
二人の間に裂け目が生じた。
A rift developed between the two of them.
組織の裂け目を修復する。
To repair the rift in the organization.
意見の裂け目が深まっている。
The divide in opinions is deepening.
裂け目 refers to physical cracks or figurative rifts.
COMPONENTS:
- 裂ける: to split, to tear
- 目: seam, joint, gap
COMMON PATTERNS:
- 裂け目ができる: a crack forms
- 裂け目が生じる: a rift develops
- 裂け目を埋める: to fill a crack/rift
RELATED:
- 割れ目: crack, split (similar meaning)
- 亀裂: crack, fissure (more formal)
- 隙間: gap, opening