Meaning of 別れる in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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別れるJLPT 4
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Kana Readingわかれる
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Romajiwakareru
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
- Meaning
- to be divided; to part from; to separate; to bid farewell
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Example Sentences
別れる, わかれる used in context
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考えたんだけど、やっぱりこういうのはよくないから、今日を限りに別れよう。
I've thought about it, and what we're doing is just not right, so let's break up after today.
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「結婚したんじゃなかったのかよ？」「あぁ、別れちゃった。婚約破棄」
Didn't you get married!? "Oh, we split up. We broke our engagement."
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Keiko and Ichiro parted with mutual consent.
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The time has come when we must part.
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It was time to part, but still the couple clung together.
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I can still see my mother's face.
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Related Kanji
Kanji found in this word
separate, branch off, diverge, fork, another, extra, specially
On: ベツ
Kun: わか.れる, わ.ける
7 strokes
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