Japanese edit

Kanji in this term

Grade: 6
kun’yomi
Alternative spelling
罅割れる

Etymology edit

From ひび (crack) +‎ 割れる (to crack).

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Verb edit

ひび()れる (hibiwareruintransitive ichidan (stem ひび() (hibiware), past ひび()れた (hibiwareta))

  1. to develop a crack
    ひび()れた(ちゃ)(わん)
    hibiwareta chawan
    a cracked teacup

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References edit

  1. 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN