物もの別わかれ

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Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 100,000

Meanings

noun

failure to reach agreement; breakdown in negotiations

Used when discussions or negotiations end without an agreement, often in formal or business contexts.

交こう渉しょうは物もの別わかれに終おわった。
The negotiations ended in failure to reach an agreement.

Usage patterns

〈事こと〉が物もの別わかれになるfor (talks/negotiations) to end without agreement
労ろう使し交こう渉しょうは物もの別わかれになった。
The labor-management negotiations broke down without an agreement.
〈事こと〉は物もの別わかれに終おわるfor (talks/negotiations) to end in failure to agree
両りょう国こくの話はなし合あいは物もの別わかれに終おわった。
The talks between the two countries ended in a breakdown.

Kanji

物thing, object, matter
別separate, branch off, diverge

Related words

決けつ裂れつ
決裂 implies a dramatic, often final rupture in talks, while 物別れ simply describes discussions ending without agreement.
破は談だん
破談 refers to the cancellation of an arranged matter like a marriage or contract, whereas 物別れ is used more broadly for failed negotiations or discussions.

Opposites

成せい立りつN2
成立 means talks or an agreement are successfully concluded, the opposite of 物別れ, where they end without agreement.

Don't confuse with

別わかれN3
別れ means parting from a person (as in a farewell), while 物別れ specifically refers to negotiations or discussions ending without agreement.

Built from

物もの+別わかれる

Etymology

Compound of 物 (thing, matter) and 別れ (separation, parting), literally 'separation of matters', referring to a situation where parties cannot come together.