切れ目 (きれめ): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

切れ目 (きれめ) means break / pause / gap / cut / section.

See example sentences below.

切れ目 at a glance

切れ目

きれめkireme

N1noun

break / pause / gap / cut / section

切れ目きれめkiremeN1Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

break / pause / gap / cut / section

Example 1

話の切れ目で拍手が起きた。

Translation

Applause broke out during a pause in the speech.

Example 2

仕事の切れ目に少し休もう。

Translation

Let's take a short break between tasks.