しにわかれ

Japanese

Alternative spelling
死に別れ

Etymology

From 死(し)に (shini, “連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 死(し)ぬ (shinu).”) + 別(わか)れ (wakare, “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) しにわかれ [shìníwákáré] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [ɕiɲ̟iβ̞a̠ka̠ɾe̞]

Noun

しにわかれ • (shiniwakare) ^{←しにわかれ (siniwakare)?}

1. bereavement

Synonyms

• 死別(しべつ) (shibetsu)

Coordinate terms

• 生(い)き別(わか)れ (ikiwakare)

Verb

しにわかれ • (shiniwakare) ^{←しにわかれ (siniwakare)?}

1. imperfective and stem (or continuative) forms of しにわかれる (shiniwakareru) [ichidan]