Word details

離別

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 離別.

Dictionary

Entry

離別べつNounIntransitive~する VerbFreq #47033
1

separation; divorce

Examples
結婚している人々の間では、離婚や離別が増え、その結果、片親の家庭がますます多くなっている。
Among married couples, there has been an increase in divorce and separation with the result that there are many more one-parent families.

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

detach, separation, disjoin, digress

19 strokesFrequency 555JLPT N1Grade 8

On

Kun

はな.れるはな.す

separate, branch off, diverge, fork, another, extra, specially

7 strokesFrequency 214JLPT N3Grade 4

On

ベツ

Kun

わか.れるわ.ける

Nanori

べっ

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