惜せき別べつ

noun

reluctance to part; sorrow at parting

A somewhat literary noun expressing the sadness and reluctance felt when parting from someone or something dear. Often used in formal or written contexts.

• 惜せき別べつの念ねんに堪たえない。

  I cannot bear the sorrow of parting.

• 彼かれは惜せき別べつの情じょうを込こめて手て紙がみを書かいた。

  He wrote a letter filled with reluctance to part.