割(わ)れ目(め) われめ noun crack; crevice; split descriptive 1. crack; crevice; split A line or gap where something hard has cracked or split open: a crack in a wall, in ice, or between rocks. 壁(かべ)に割(わ)れ目(め)がある。 There's a crack in the wall. 氷(こおり)の割(わ)れ目(め)に気(き)をつけて。 Watch out for the cracks in the ice. 岩(いわ)の割(わ)れ目(め)から小(ちい)さな花(はな)が咲(さ)いていた。 A small flower was blooming out of a crack in the rock. From 割(わ)れる (to crack, to break) + 目(め) (a line or opening).Similar wordsひび: a fine crack, as in a cup or a bone (ひびが入(はい)る, to crack)裂(さ)け目(め): a tear or rift, as in cloth or the ground隙間(すきま): a gap between two separate things, such as a door and its frame Related Words Compare: 裂(さ)け目(め) (a tear or rift, as in cloth…) Compare: 隙間(すきま) (a gap between two separate things, such…) Related: 破(やぶ)れ目(め) (tear) general Added 2026.9.29 22:14 · Revised 2026.10.16 11:12 31000/31227_wareme