会え者しゃ定じょう離り

expression

those who meet must part; we meet only to part

A Buddhist-derived yojijukugo expressing the impermanence of relationships; often used in reflective or literary contexts to acknowledge that all encounters end in separation.

• 会え者しゃ定じょう離りという言こと葉ばが胸むねにしみる。

  The phrase 'those who meet must part' resonates deeply with me.

• 卒そつ業ぎょう式しきで、会え者しゃ定じょう離りの理ことわりをかみしめた。

  At the graduation ceremony, I reflected on the truth that all meetings end in parting.