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離別

Reading

Kana: りべつ
Romaji: ribetsu
Kana
Romaji

Definition

noun
vs
1

separation; divorce

Kanji

離
Readings: リ、 はな.れる、 はな.す
Meanings: detach, separation, disjoin, digress
別
Readings: ベツ、 わか.れる、 わ.ける
Meanings: separate, branch off, diverge, fork, another, extra, specially

Example Sentence

結婚(けっこん)している人々(ひとびと)の間(ま)では、離婚(りこん)や離別(りべつ)が増(ふ)え、その結果(けっか)、片親(かたおや)の家庭(かてい)がますます多(おお)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.
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