This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

裂ぱく

裂帛

Reading

Kana: れっぱく
Romaji: reppaku
Kana
Romaji

Definitions

1

cutting through cloth; sound of cutting through cloth

2

shrieking sound; woman's scream; loud scream

3

cry of the lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)

See also: ホトトギス

Kanji

Readings: レツ、 さ.く、 さ.ける、 -ぎ.れ
Meanings: split, rend, tear
Readings: ハク、 きぬ
Meaning: cloth