縁切り|えんきりenkiri[0]heiban (flat)
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- noun, suru verb, intransitive verbseparation; divorce; severing of connections
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 縁切りする(えんきりする) |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 縁切りします(えんきりします) |
| Negative (nai) | 縁切りしない(えんきりしない) |
| polite (masen) | 縁切りしません(えんきりしません) |
| classical zu / nu | 縁切りせず・縁切りせぬ(えんきりせず・えんきりせぬ) |
| Past (ta) | 縁切りした(えんきりした) |
| polite (mashita) | 縁切りしました(えんきりしました) |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 縁切りしなかった(えんきりしなかった) |
| polite (masen deshita) | 縁切りしませんでした(えんきりしませんでした) |
| Te form | 縁切りして(えんきりして) |
| Potential | 縁切りできる(えんきりできる) |
| Passive | 縁切りされる(えんきりされる) |
| Causative | 縁切りさせる(えんきりさせる) |
| Causative passive | 縁切りさせられる(えんきりさせられる) |
| Conditional (ba) | 縁切りすれば(えんきりすれば) |
| tara | 縁切りしたら(えんきりしたら) |
| Volitional | 縁切りしよう(えんきりしよう) |
| polite (mashou) | 縁切りしましょう(えんきりしましょう) |
| Imperative | 縁切りしろ(えんきりしろ) |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
- Synonym離縁りえんWrittenWritten/formal prose. Specifically divorce or dissolving an adoption; 「縁切り」 is more colloquial and covers cutting off all kinds of personal ties.
- Synonym断交だんこうWrittenWritten/formal prose. Breaking off relations, chiefly between countries but also individuals; 「縁切り」 refers to private ties like marriage or parent and child.
- Synonym絶交ぜっこうNeutralNeutral. Ending a friendship, as in 「絶交する」; 「縁切り」 also speaks of severing spousal or parent-child bonds.
- Synonym絶縁ぜつえんWrittenWritten/formal prose. Severing relations; also electrical or thermal insulation. More formal than 「縁切り」.
- Synonym別れるわかれるNeutralNeutral verb for parting or breaking up, the most common everyday choice; not necessarily a complete break, and less final than 「縁切り」.
- Antonym縁組えんぐみWrittenWritten/formal prose. Forming a marriage or adoption tie — the opposite of the kinship-severing 「縁切り」.
- Antonym結婚けっこんNeutralNeutral. Becoming husband and wife — the opposite of 「縁切り」 when it means ending a marriage.
- Antonym縁結びえんむすびNeutralNeutral. Forming a tie or bringing a couple together, as in 「縁結びの神」 — the opposite of 「縁切り」.
Use 「縁切り」 for severing spousal, parent-child, or other personal ties, as in 「縁切り寺」. For friends breaking off, use 「絶交」; for countries, 「断交」. To speak of forming ties, use 「縁結び」.
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