noun

  1. reluctance to part, sorrow at parting.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
惜別 せきべつ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

pity, be sparing of, frugal
お.しい セキ (8th, N1)
heart, standing heart radical variant (no. 61)
シン こころ
once upon a time, antiquity, old times
むかし セキ シャク (3rd, N3)
twenty(廿) variant
day, sun, Japan
ひ にっ ニチ (1st, N5)
separate, branch off, diverge
ベツ わか.れる べっ (4th, N4)
cut flesh from bone(剮) variant
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
wrapping enclosure, wrapping radical (no. 20)
ホウ つつ.む (Kentei 1)
knife, standing sword radical (no. 18)
トウ