しにわかれ

Japanese

Alternative spelling
死に別れ

Etymology

From 死(し)に (shini, “連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 死(し)ぬ (shinu).”) + 別(わか)れ (wakare, “連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 別(わか)れる (wakareru).”).

Pronunciation 1

(Tokyo) しにわかれ [shìníwákáré] (Heiban – [0])^[1]
IPA^(key): [ɕiɲ̟iβ̞a̠ka̠ɾe̞]

Noun

しにわかれ • (shiniwakare) ^{←しにわかれ (siniwakare)^?}

bereavement

Synonyms

死別(しべつ) (shibetsu)

Coordinate terms

生(い)き別(わか)れ (ikiwakare)

Pronunciation 2

(Tokyo) しにわかれ [shìníwákáꜜrè] (Nakadaka – [4])
IPA^(key): [ɕiɲ̟iβ̞a̠ka̠ɾe̞]

Verb

しにわかれ • (shiniwakare) ^{←しにわかれ (siniwakare)^?}

imperfective and stem (or continuative) forms of しにわかれる (shiniwakareru) [ichidan]

References

^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN