切れ目

Japanese

Etymology

From 切れる (kireru, "be cut," "become fissured") + 目 (me, "dividing point," "border line")

Noun

切れ目 (hiragana きれめ, romaji kireme)

1. rift, gap, break
2. end, pause, interval

Alternative forms

• 切目

Idioms

• 金の切れ目が縁の切れ目

  かねのきれめがえんのきれめ

  Kane no kireme ga en no kireme

  Relationships formed by wealth will end when the money ends