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ぱっくり

pakkuri

Split wide open; gaping

Something splitting open widely and dramatically—a wound opening up, fruit splitting, or seams bursting apart.

💡Used for ripe fruit splitting, wounds opening, shoes with soles coming apart, or earth cracking open.

Example

完熟したスイカがぱっくりと割れた。

The fully ripe watermelon split wide open.

Quiz yourself

The overripe peach ___ split open when I picked it up.

熟しすぎた桃を持ち上げたら___と割れた。

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Intermediate