1.
crack; fissure; chapping
A crack or network of fine splits in a surface such as a wall, dried ground, ceramics, or chapped skin.
壁にひび割れができる。
A crack forms in the wall.
乾燥で肌にひび割れができた。
Cracks formed on my skin from the dryness.
古い建物の外壁には、あちこちにひび割れが見られた。
Cracks could be seen here and there on the outer walls of the old building.
ひび (a hairline crack) + 割れ (a break, split). Refers to fine cracks in surfaces such as walls, dried ground, ceramics, or chapped skin. The verb form is ひび割れる (to crack; to become chapped).
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- ひび割れができる: a crack forms
- ひび割れを防ぐ: to prevent cracking
- 肌のひび割れ: chapped skin
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 亀裂: crack, fissure — larger or more serious cracks; also figurative (a rift)