破(やぶ)れ目(め)

やぶれめ
noun
tear; rip; rent
1. tear; rip; rent; hole
A hole or split in fabric, paper, or similar material caused by tearing.
シャツに破(やぶ)れ目(め)がある。
There's a tear in the shirt.
障子(しょうじ)の破(やぶ)れ目(め)から風(かぜ)が入(はい)ってくる。
Wind comes in through the tear in the shoji screen.
袋(ふくろ)の破(やぶ)れ目(め)から中身(なかみ)がこぼれ落(お)ちてしまった。
The contents spilled out through the tear in the bag.

破(やぶ)れ目(め) refers to the specific spot where fabric, paper, or similar material has torn.

WORD FORMATION:
破(やぶ)れ (from 破(やぶ)れる, to tear) + 目(め) (point, spot). The 目(め) suffix marks a specific point, as in 切(き)れ目(め) (cut/gap) and 割(わ)れ目(め) (crack).

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 破(やぶ)れ目(め)を繕(つくろ)う (to mend a tear)
  • 破(やぶ)れ目(め)から覗(のぞ)く (to peek through a tear)
  • 破(やぶ)れ目(め)が広(ひろ)がる (a tear spreads)

SIMILAR 目(め) COMPOUNDS:

  • 切(き)れ目(め): cut, gap, break
  • 割(わ)れ目(め): crack, crevice
  • 継(つ)ぎ目(め): seam, joint
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Added 2026.3.5 17:38 · Revised 2026.3.30 12:20
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