Meanings

1. ichidan verb, intransitive verbto break; to be smashed
2. ichidan verb, intransitive verbto split; to crack; to fissure; to be torn
3. ichidan verb, intransitive verbto be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party)
4. ichidan verb, intransitive verbto come to light; to become clear; to be identified; to be revealed
5. ichidan verb, intransitive verbto become distorted (of sound); to clip
6. ichidan verb, intransitive verbto be divisible (without a remainder)

Examples

• カップが割れた。

  The cup broke.

• 瓶は粉々に割れた。

  The bottle smashed to pieces.

• 頭が割れそうに痛い。

  I have a splitting headache.

Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).

Kanji in 割れる

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