別れ（わかれ）
JLPT N4 · noun
Pitch accent: odaka (tail-high) — high to the end, drops on a following particle (accent on mora 3)
Meaning: farewell / parting
Example sentences
- 駅での別れはとてもつらかった。 — Saying goodbye at the station was very painful.
- 別れの言葉をうまく言えなかった。 — I couldn't find the right words to say goodbye.
Idioms & proverbs containing “別れ”
- 逢うは別れの始め (あうはわかれのはじめ) — we meet only to part; meeting is the first step to parting
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