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JLPT N4 · More verbs

別れる

わかれる

to part; to break up

Stroke order of 別れる

3 characters, 10 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

別 · 7 strokesれ · 2 strokesる · 1 strokes

Memory trick

A knife 刂 separates the bones: two people part ways.

Parts: 冎-derived bone part + 刂 knife

The characters in 別れる

  • れ れ — re (2 strokes)
  • る る — ru (1 strokes)

Example sentence

駅で友達と別れました。

えきでともだちとわかれました。

I parted from my friend at the station.

Words with 別

More words: More verbs

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