離別|りべつribetsu[0]heiban (flat)
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Definitions
- noun, suru verb, intransitive verbseparation; divorce
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 離別する（りべつする） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 離別します（りべつします） |
| Negative (nai) | 離別しない（りべつしない） |
| polite (masen) | 離別しません（りべつしません） |
| classical zu / nu | 離別せず・離別せぬ（りべつせず・りべつせぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 離別した（りべつした） |
| polite (mashita) | 離別しました（りべつしました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 離別しなかった（りべつしなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 離別しませんでした（りべつしませんでした） |
| Te form | 離別して（りべつして） |
| Potential | 離別できる（りべつできる） |
| Passive | 離別される（りべつされる） |
| Causative | 離別させる（りべつさせる） |
| Causative passive | 離別させられる（りべつさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 離別すれば（りべつすれば） |
| tara | 離別したら（りべつしたら） |
| Volitional | 離別しよう（りべつしよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 離別しましょう（りべつしましょう） |
| Imperative | 離別しろ（りべつしろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym離縁りえんWrittenWritten/formal prose. Dissolving a marriage or adoption tie; an old-fashioned legal term. 「離別」 centers on parting between people and can also cover divorce.
- Synonym離婚りこんNeutralNeutral. The most common and general word for divorce, and the formal legal term; unlike 「離別」 it does not cover parting in general.
- Synonym別れるわかれるNeutralNeutral. A verb meaning to part or break up; the most general choice, e.g. 「駅で別れる」.
- Synonym縁切りえんきりCasualColloquial. Severing a marriage or personal relationship; also used for praying to cut an ill-fated tie, as in 「縁切り寺」.
- Related夫婦別れふうふわかれCasualColloquial. A plain, direct way of saying a husband and wife part; leans toward describing the divorce itself.
- Related破婚はこんWrittenWritten/formal prose. A marriage or engagement breaking down; used rarely, and leans toward the result of the breakup.
- Related不縁ふえんWrittenWritten/formal prose. Old-fashioned: a lack of affinity, a marriage prospect failing to come about, or divorce.
- Antonym結合けつごうWrittenAntonym; written/formal prose. Things joining together into one — the opposite of the separation 「離別」 expresses.
- Antonym再会さいかいNeutralAntonym. Meeting again after a long separation, e.g. 「再会を喜ぶ」; the counterpart of the parting 「離別」 describes.
For parting in general, use 「別れ」; for divorce, 「離婚」. In written prose, for parting from people or long separation, use 「離別」, as in 「離別の悲しみ」. Use 「離縁」 for dissolving a marriage or adoption. For reunion, say 「再会」.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only
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