切れ目

Japanese

Kanji in this term
切	目
き Grade: 2	め Grade: 1
kun’yomi

Alternative spelling
切目

Etymology

From 切れる (kireru, “to be cut, to become fissured”) +‎ 目 (me, “dividing point, border line”).

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) きれめ [kìréméꜜ] (Odaka – [3])[1][2][3]
IPA^(key): [kʲiɾe̞me̞]

Noun

切(き)れ目(め) • (kireme)

rift, gap, break
end, pause, interval

Derived terms

金(かね)の切(き)れ目(め)が縁(えん)の切(き)れ目(め) (kane no kireme ga en no kireme, “relationships formed by wealth will end when the money ends”)

References

2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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