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to split; to tear; to burst; to be separated; to be divided
薄い紙は力を入れると簡単に割ける。
Thin paper tears easily when you apply force.
地震で地面が大きく割けたのが見えた。
I could see the ground had split wide open from the earthquake.
服の縫い目が割けて困ってしまった。
The seam of my clothes split and I was in trouble.