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亀裂

龜裂、 き裂

Reading

Kana: きれつ
Romaji: kiretsu
Kana
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Definition

1

crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift

Kanji

Readings: キ、 キュウ、 キン、 かめ
Meanings: tortoise, turtle
Readings: レツ、 さ.く、 さ.ける、 -ぎ.れ
Meanings: split, rend, tear
Readings: キ、 キュウ、 キン、 かめ
Meanings: turtle, tortoise

Example Sentences

耐震性(たいしんせい)(わる)建物(たてもの)亀裂(きれつ)(しょう)じることもある。
➥Also cracks may form in buildings that aren't Earthquake proof.
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イスラム()共和国(きょうわこく)独立(どくりつ)国家(こっか)共同体(きょうどうたい)参加(さんか)しない場合(ばあい)、それらの国々(くにぐに)独自(どくじ)勢力(せいりょく)形成(けいせい)し、一触即発(いっしょくそくはつ)民族的(みんぞくてき)宗教的(しゅうきょうてき)亀裂(きれつ)(しょう)じかねない、とソ(れん)西側(にしがわ)消息筋(しょうそくすじ)警告(けいこく)しています。
➥Soviet and Western observers have warned that if the Muslim republics do not join the commonwealth, they may from a separate group, setting up a volatile ethnic and religious split.
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ひどくなると、亀裂(きれつ)(しょう)じたり、(だん)()することもあります。
➥In severe cases, cracks can form or it can snap apart.
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