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別れを惜しむ (わかれをおしむ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

別わかれを惜おしむ

Meanings

1

expression, godan verb (-mu)

hate to part; reluctant to say goodbye

Expresses a strong emotional reluctance to part with someone or something; often used in farewell situations.

友とも達だちとの別わかれを惜おしんで、駅えきまで見み送おくった。
Reluctant to part with my friend, I saw them off to the station.
友ゆう人じんたちは駅えきで別わかれを

惜お

しん

だ

。

The friends were reluctant to say goodbye at the station.

Kanji

別separate, branch off, diverge
惜pity, be sparing of, frugal

Similar words

名残なごり惜おしい
An adjective meaning 'regretful to part' or 'lingering attachment', often used to describe the feeling of not wanting a pleasant moment to end. 別れを惜しむ is a verb phrase focusing on the act of parting reluctantly.

Etymology

Composed of 別れ (farewell, parting) + を (object marker) + 惜しむ (to regret, to value, to be reluctant to lose). The phrase literally means 'to regret the parting'.