ひび

• 読み: ひび
• ローマ字: hibi
• 漢字の分解: 罅 (hibi) — crack, fissure (rare kanji; typically written in hiragana)
• 発音: /hi.bi/

意味

A crack; fissure; a narrow break or split in a surface.

A noun describing fine cracks or fissures in surfaces such as walls, glass, skin, or pottery. The most common collocation is ひびが入る (a crack forms). Also used figuratively for cracks in relationships: 友情にひびが入る (a crack forms in a friendship). The kanji 罅 exists but is rarely used; hiragana ひび is standard.

例文

1. 地震の後、壁にひびが入っているのに気づいた。
2. 古い花瓶をよく見るとひびが走っていた。
3. 乾燥で唇にひびが出来て痛い。

使い方ガイド

場面: construction, daily life, relationships, health

トーン: descriptive

起源と歴史

Native Japanese word of ancient origin. The rare kanji 罅 contains 缶 (earthenware) + 虍 (tiger pattern), evoking the image of crack patterns on pottery. The word is almost always written in hiragana in modern usage.

文化的背景

時代: Ancient

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal