JLPT N3 · Noun

別れ (wakare)

別れ (わかれ, wakare) is a Japanese noun meaning “parting (of people); separation”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: わかれ
Romaji: wakare
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N3 (unofficial)

Meaning

parting (of people); separation; farewell · noun
breakup · noun

Example sentences

会うは別れの始め。

To meet is to part.

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Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 別れ

別

separate, branch off, divergeベツ・わか.れる・わ.ける · 7 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 別れ.

別べつdistinction特別とくべつspecial別れるわかれるto part (usu. of people)区別くべつdistinction差別さべつdistinction別にべつに(not) particularly格別かくべつparticular性別せいべつ(distinction of) sex送別そうべつfarewell別荘べっそうholiday house別々べつべつseparate個別こべつindividual一別いちべつparting

Source: JMdict entry 1509490 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.