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N1 る-verb, Intransitive verb

(ほころ)びるto come apart at the seams, to be ripped, to be torn, to begin to open, to begin to bloom, to smile broadly, to break into a smile

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    1. る-verb, Intransitive verb

      1. 1.

        to come apart at the seams, to be ripped, to be torn

        Usually written using kana alone,

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      2. 2.

        to begin to open, to begin to bloom

        Usually written using kana alone,

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      3. 3.

        to smile broadly, to break into a smile

        Usually written using kana alone,

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    綻びる 【ほころびる】

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      袖口(そでぐち)(ほころ)たので(はり)(いと)(なお)しました。

      The cuff came apart at the seams, so I fixed it with a needle and thread. {to come apart at the seams, to be ripped, to be torn, to begin to open, to begin to bloom, to smile broadly, to break into a smile}

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      気温(きおん)(あたた)かくなってきて、(うめ)(ほころ)てきた。

      The temperature has started to warm up and the plums have begun to bloom. {to come apart at the seams, to be ripped, to be torn, to begin to open, to begin to bloom, to smile broadly, to break into a smile}

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      (かあ)さんを()つけた(ちい)さな子供(こども)(かお)一気(いっき)(ほころ)た。

      The face of the little child who found his mother broke into a broad smile all at once. {to come apart at the seams, to be ripped, to be torn, to begin to open, to begin to bloom, to smile broadly, to break into a smile}

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      ジーンズの()()(ほころ)てきたので、(あたら)しいジーンズを()いました。

      The seams of my jeans have begun to come apart, so I bought a new pair of jeans. {to come apart at the seams, to be ripped, to be torn, to begin to open, to begin to bloom, to smile broadly, to break into a smile}

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      社会(しゃかい)保障(ほしょう)制度(せいど)(ほころ)(はじ)めるや(いな)や、国民(こくみん)による(だい)規模(きぼ)なデモが(はじ)まりました。

      As soon as the social security system began to come apart at the seams, large-scale demonstrations by the citizens started. {to come apart at the seams, to be ripped, to be torn, to begin to open, to begin to bloom, to smile broadly, to break into a smile}

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