Japanese symbol for “farewell”
別れ
わかれ
Romaji: wakare
parting (of people); separation; farewell
In Japanese, farewell is 別れ, read わかれ (wakare).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- n parting (of people); separation; farewell
- n breakup
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “farewell”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 送別 | そうべつ soubetsu | farewell; send-off |
| 告別 | こくべつ kokubetsu | farewell; leave-taking |
| 決別 | けつべつ ketsubetsu | separation; farewell; parting |
| さよなら | さよなら sayonara | goodbye; so long; farewell |
| 壮行 | そうこう soukou | (rousing) send-off; farewell |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 特別 | とくべつ tokubetsu | special; particular; extraordinary |
| 別に | べつに betsuni | (not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially |
| 差別 | さべつ sabetsu | distinction; differentiation; discrimination |
| 区別 | くべつ kubetsu | distinction; differentiation; discrimination |
| 性別 | せいべつ seibetsu | (distinction of) sex; gender |
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.