also: べっか
別家する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 別家する | 別家しない |
| Polite | 別家します | 別家しません |
| Past polite | 別家しました | 別家しませんでした |
| Past | 別家した | 別家しなかった |
| Te-form | 別家して | 別家しないで |
| Desire | 別家したい | 別家したくない |
| Potential | 別家できる | 別家できない |
| Passive | 別家される | 別家されない |
| Causative | 別家させる | 別家させない |
| Causative passive | 別家させられる | 別家させられない |
| Volitional | 別家しよう | |
| Polite volitional | 別家しましょう | |
| Imperative | 別家しろ | 別家するな |
| Conditional | 別家すれば | 別家しなければ |
| Tara conditional | 別家したら | 別家しなかったら |
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb
branch family; cadet family
Refers to a family line that has split off from the main family, often in traditional Japanese household systems. Also used for the act of establishing such a branch.
He branched off from the main family and started a new business.
In this area, there are many branch families that have continued since the Edo period.
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb
setting up a new shop under the same name after leaving one's employer
Specifically refers to a former employee leaving to establish an independent business while retaining the original shop name, often with the master's permission. Related to the practice of 暖簾分け (noren-wake).
See also: 暖簾分け
As a noren-wake, he set up a branch shop while preserving the goodwill of the original.
After many years of service, he was permitted to establish his own shop under the same name.
separate house
Archaic meaning; refers to a physically separate dwelling, not necessarily a branch family. Rarely used in modern Japanese.
Old documents record the building of a separate house.