Word Meaning 逢うは別れの始め

あうはわかれのはじめ auhawakarenohajime

逢うは別れの始め is read as あうはわかれのはじめ (auhawakarenohajime) and means we meet only to part.

Meaning

English

we meet only to part
meeting is the first step to parting

Reading

Kana

あうはわかれのはじめ

Romaji

auhawakarenohajime

Writing Variants

会うは別れの始め あうはわかれのはじめ auhawakarenohajime

Stroke Sequence

8 Characters • 36 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

Jōyō Jinmeiyō Kanken 準1級 Proverb ✓ Rank 154678 Priority Y

Related Vocabulary

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始め

はじめ

first (in line, etc.)

手始め

てはじめ

outset

仕事始め

しごとはじめ

resuming work after the New Year's vacation

別染め

べつぞめ

special dyeing

弓場始め

ゆばはじめ

ceremony on the fifth day of the 10th lunar month in which the emperor would watch prize archery (Heian and Kamakura periods)

出始め

ではじめ

first appearance (of the season)

事始め

ことはじめ

resuming work after the New Year's vacation

見始め

みはじめ

seeing for the first time

生は死の始め

せいはしのはじめ

birth is the beginning of death

姫始め

ひめはじめ

eating the first meal of soft rice (himeii) after the traditional hard rice of New Year (kowaii)

差別

さべつ

discrimination (against people)

格別

かくべつ

particularly

Example Sentences

逢うは別れの始め。

We never meet without a parting.