破(やぶ)れ目(め) やぶれめ noun tear; rip; rent change 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.Forms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)Related words切(き)れ目(め): cut, gap, break割(わ)れ目(め): crack, crevice継(つ)ぎ目(め): seam, joint Related Words Related: 切(き)れ目(め) (cut, gap, break) Related: 割(わ)れ目(め) (crack, crevice) general Added 2026.3.5 17:38 · Revised 2026.10.16 11:12 15000/15149_yabureme