生き別れ

Japanese
Kanji in this term
生 別
い
Grade: 1		 わか
Grade: 4
kun’yomi

Etymology

連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 生(い)き別(わか)れる (ikiwakareru).

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) いきわかれ [ìkíwákáré] (Heiban – [0])[1][2][3]
  • IPA(key): [ikʲiɰᵝa̠ka̠ɾe̞]

Noun

生(い)き別(わか)れ • (ikiwakare) 

  1. long separation of close relatives
    生(い)き別(わか)れの双(ふた)子(ご)
    ikiwakare no futago
    twins separated at birth

See also

References
  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
  3. 1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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