()()

さけめ
noun
crack, split, fissure, rift
1. crack, split, fissure
A narrow opening or break in a surface caused by splitting or tearing.
(いわ)()()がある。
There's a crack in the rock.
地面(じめん)()()から(けむり)()ている。
Smoke is coming out of a crack in the ground.
地震(じしん)道路(どうろ)(おお)きな()()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(ふたり)(あいだ)()()(しょう)じた。
A rift developed between the two of them.
組織(そしき)()()修復(しゅうふく)する。
To repair the rift in the organization.
意見(いけん)()()(ふか)まっている。
The divide in opinions is deepening.

()() refers to physical cracks or figurative rifts.

COMPONENTS:

  • ()ける: to split, to tear
  • (): seam, joint, gap

COMMON PATTERNS:

  • ()()ができる: a crack forms
  • ()()(しょう)じる: a rift develops
  • ()()()める: to fill a crack/rift

RELATED:

  • ()(): crack, split (similar meaning)
  • 亀裂(きれつ): crack, fissure (more formal)
  • 隙間(すきま): gap, opening