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別れ

JLPT N3 · Vocabulary

別れ — “parting, farewell, separation”

別れ (read わかれ) means parting, farewell, separation. It appears on the JLPT N3 vocabulary list and is a noun.

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わかれ

Meaning

parting, farewell, separation

別れ in a sentence

友ともとの別わかれは寂さびしい。

Parting from a friend is lonely.

The kanji in 別れ

別separate; farewell

Words that share a kanji with 別れ

別れるわかれる— to part, to separate (from someone)
特別とくべつ— special, particular
別にべつに— not particularly, nothing special
別々にべつべつに— separately, individually
特別にとくべつに— specially, exceptionally
別べつ— separate, different, another
区別くべつ— distinction, differentiation
差別さべつ— discrimination

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