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綻
burst open · rip · unravel · smile
N1On: ほうKun: ほころびる、ほころぶ
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Vocabulary
綻びるほころびるto come undone, to rip, to burst open (e.g., a flower bud)
綻ぶほころぶto come undone, to loosen, to begin to smile
綻びほころびa rip, a tear, a flaw
破綻はたんrupture, bankruptcy, collapse
Example Sentences
コートの縫い目が綻びている。
The seam of my coat is coming undone.
桜のつぼみが少しずつ綻び始めた。
The cherry blossom buds began to burst open little by little.
彼女は私の冗談に思わず顔を綻ばせた。
She involuntarily broke into a smile at my joke.
小さな綻びから全てが台無しになった。
Everything was ruined by a small flaw.