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    3. 死別

    死別

    死し別べつ

    bereavement

    KMT10News #40+1Noun, Participle, Verb, IntransitiveFamily & RelationshipsEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab13 strokes

    しべつ

    Noun, Participle, Verb, Intransitive

    1.
    bereavement, separation by death, loss

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    彼かれは幼おさない頃ころに母はは親おやと死し別べつした。

    He was separated from his mother by death when he was young.

    KMT6Family & RelationshipsEmotions & Psychology
    夫ふう婦ふの死し別べつは、残のこされた者ものにとって大おおきな悲かなしみをもたらす。

    The death of a spouse brings great sorrow to the survivor.

    KMT10Family & RelationshipsEmotions & Psychology
    死し別べつを経けい験けんした人ひと々びとへの心しん理り的てきサポートは非ひ常じょうに重じゅう要ようである。

    Psychological support for people who have experienced bereavement is extremely important.

    KMT10Emotions & PsychologyMedicine & Health
    祖そ父ふ母ぼの死し別べつから立たち直なおるのに時じ間かんがかかった。

    It took a long time to recover from the bereavement of my grandparents.

    KMT10Family & RelationshipsEmotions & Psychology
    死し別べつによる悲かなしみを乗のり越こえるには、周しゅう囲いの理り解かいと支ささえが不ふ可か欠けつだ。

    To overcome the grief caused by bereavement, understanding and support from those around you are essential.

    KMT10Emotions & PsychologyFamily & Relationships

    Kanji that make up this word

    死
    し.ぬ・し.に-…(1)
    death・die
    別
    わか.れる・わ.ける…(2)
    separate・branch off・diverge・fork・another…(2)
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