Word Meaning 別居

べっきょ bekkyo

別居 is read as べっきょ (bekkyo) and means separation.

Meaning

English

  1. separation
  2. living separately
  3. living apart

Reading

Kana

べっきょ

Romaji

bekkyo

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 15 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 5 Kanken 6級 Antonyms 同居 Rank 5440 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

別居期間

べっきょきかん

period of separation

別居婚

べっきょこん

commuter marriage

家庭内別居

かていないべっきょ

living apart in the same house

別居結婚

べっきょけっこん

commuter marriage

別段

べちだん

(not) particularly

別途

べっと

separately

別表

べっぴょう

annexed (statistical) table

別格

べっかく

special

別当

べっとう

head of an institution, esp. religious

別種

べっしゅ

another kind

別法

べっぽう

different method

別記

べっき

addendum

Example Sentences

4

He is living apart from his wife.

Tom and his wife live separately.

He lives apart from his parents.

My dad's estranged because my mum's hopeless.