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告別 (こくべつ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Common word Freq. Frequency Top 50,000 Conjugation Meanings 1
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb
farewell ; leave-taking ; saying goodbye
Formal or written word for taking leave of someone or something, often with a final or ceremonial feeling. It is especially familiar in contexts such as 告別式, a funeral farewell ceremony.
彼かれ は 長なが 年ねん 住す ん だ 町まち に 告こく 別べつ し 、 新あたら しい 仕し 事ごと の ため 東とう 京きょう へ 向む かっ た 。
He said farewell to the town where he had lived for many years and headed to Tokyo for a new job.
Kanji 告 revelation, tell, inform 別 separate, branch off, diverge Similar words 別わか れ A more general and everyday word for parting or separation; 告別 is more formal and often feels final or ceremonial.
送そう 別べつ Means seeing someone off or giving a farewell to someone who is leaving; it is often used for departures such as transfers or moving away, while 告別 can sound more solemn.
告こく 別べつ 式しき A funeral farewell ceremony; this compound is one of the most common contexts where 告別 appears.
Etymology A Sino-Japanese compound written with 告, 'to tell or announce,' and 別, 'parting or separation.' This component explanation matches the modern meaning of a formal farewell.
