裂帛

• 読み: れっぱく
• ローマ字: reppaku
• 漢字の分解: 裂 (retsu) — tear, split; 帛 (haku/paku) — silk cloth
• 発音: /ɾeppakɯ/

意味

Piercing (yell); spirit; determination. The sharp, tearing quality of an intense shout or a fierce fighting spirit.

A noun primarily encountered in the phrase 裂帛の気合い (reppaku no kiai — a piercing war cry; fierce fighting spirit), describing an intensity so sharp it seems to rend fabric. Used in martial arts, sports, and literary descriptions of extreme mental or physical exertion. Relatively rare; encountered mostly in formal or literary writing.

例文

1. 選手は裂帛の気合いで最後の一本を決めた。
2. 演奏の随所に裂帛の迫力があり、聴衆を圧倒した。
3. 彼女の裂帛の叫びが静まり返った道場に響き渡った。

使い方ガイド

場面: martial arts, sports, literary, performance arts

トーン: intense

起源と歴史

From 裂 (to tear, split) and 帛 (silk cloth). The image is of a sound or force so acute it tears through fine silk — conveying an almost physical sharpness of spirit or voice.

文化的背景

時代: Classical–Present

世代: Adults

社会的背景: Educated