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    3. 逢うは別れの始め

    逢うは別れの始め

    逢あう​は​別わかれ​の​始はじめ​

    we meet only to part

    NTExpressionsEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab35 strokes

    会うは別れの始め

    あうはわかれのはじめ

    Expressions

    1.
    we meet only to part, meeting is the first step to parting
    proverb

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    Characters that make up this word

    逢
    あ.う・むか.える…(3)
    meeting・tryst・date・rendezvous
    Kanji
    別
    わか.れる・わ.ける…(2)
    separate・branch off・diverge・fork・another…(2)
    Kanji
    始
    はじ.める・-はじ.める・はじ.まる…(2)
    commence・begin
    Kanji
    う
    u
    Kana
    は
    ha
    Kana
    れ
    re
    Kana
    の
    no
    Kana
    め
    me
    Kana
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