別れ

Japanese

Kanji in this term
別
わか Grade: 4
kun’yomi

Etymology

The 連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 別(わか)れる (wakareru).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) わかれ​ [wàkáréꜜ] (Odaka – [3])
• IPA^(key): [ɰᵝa̠ka̠ɾe̞]

Noun

別(わか)れ • (wakare) 

1. parting; farewell; goodbye
2. (relationships) a breakup
   • 2015 September 14, Kaori Shoji, “When disaster strikes in Japan, keep calm and carry a diaper”, in The Japan Times‎^[1], retrieved 2023-04-11:

     On a smaller scale, there’s the roster of small catastrophes called sainan (災難); these include [...] wakare (別れ, break-ups) [...] and other relationship troubles.

Derived terms

• 喧嘩別(けんかわか)れ (kenkawakare)

Verb

別(わか)れ • (wakare) 

1. imperfective and stem (or continuative) forms of 別れる (wakareru) [ichidan]