1.
tear; rip; hole
A torn or ripped place in fabric, paper, or similar material. The noun form derived from the verb 破れる (to tear).
シャツに破れがある。
There's a tear in the shirt.
障子の破れを直さなければならない。
I need to fix the tear in the paper sliding door.
袋の破れから中身がこぼれてしまった。
The contents spilled out through the tear in the bag.
The nominalized form of the ichidan verb 破れる (to tear, to be torn). Refers specifically to physical damage — a rip, hole, or torn spot in a material.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 破れを直す: to repair a tear
- 破れを繕う: to mend a tear
- 破れがある: to have a tear
- 破れ目: the torn spot; the rip
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 穴: hole — a broader term for any opening, not necessarily from tearing
- 裂け目: split; crack — a long narrow tear, often in a harder material
- ほころび: coming apart at the seams — a smaller, more gradual kind of opening in fabric