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一別

いちべつ

parting; taking leave of someone

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Examples

  1. 一別以来、もう十年が過ぎた。

    いちべついらい、もうじゅうねんがすぎた。

    Ten years have already passed since we parted.

  2. 一別以来、お変わりありませんか。

    いちべついらい、おかわりありませんか。

    I hope all has been well with you since we last met.

  3. 一別の後、彼の消息は途絶えてしまった。

    いちべつののち、かれのしょうそくはとだえてしまった。

    After we parted, I lost all word of him.

Common patterns

一別以来
since we parted
一別の後
after parting
一別を惜しむ
to be reluctant to part

Memory tip

You will meet this almost only in the letter-opening formula 一別以来. Do not confuse it with its homophone 一瞥 (いちべつ, a passing glance, as in 一瞥をくれる) — same sound, unrelated kanji and meaning.

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