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裂ける

さける

to split; to tear; to rip

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Examples

  1. 強風で旗が裂けた。

    きょうふうではたがさけた。

    The flag was torn by the strong wind.

  2. 袋が裂けて中身がこぼれた。

    ふくろがさけてなかみがこぼれた。

    The bag split and the contents spilled out.

  3. 地震で地面が大きく裂けてしまった。

    じしんでじめんがおおきくさけてしまった。

    The earthquake opened a wide split in the ground.

Common patterns

布が裂ける
for cloth to tear
地面が裂ける
for the ground to split open
口が裂けても
not even if my mouth were torn open

Memory tip

Intransitive: the thing splits open by itself. Careful — 避ける 'to avoid' is also read さける, so the kanji is what tells them apart. Set phrase: 口が裂けても言えない, 'I could never tell, no matter what'.

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