ひび (かべの～)

ひび (かべの～) · hibi (kabeno～) · JLPT N1 · noun

crack

🧱 Sounds like 'hee-bee': say 'hee-bee' when you spot a crack in the wall.

かべの～ means 'of the wall', so かべのひび is a wall crack. Kabe is wall and no is 'of'. The kanji 罅 exists but is rare, so kana is the norm.

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