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How to say 'Farewell' in Japanese | 送別会

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The Japanese word for Farewell is 'Soubetsukai', written as 送別会 in Japanese.'Farewell' in hiragana is そうべつかい.

    word

    送別会

    Meaning

    Farewell

    Reading

    そうべつかい

    soubetsukai

    Kanji

    送Send 別Separate 会Meet

    Explanation

    The Japanese noun '送別会 (そうべつかい)' refers to a 'farewell party' or 'send-off gathering'. It is a common social event held to bid farewell to someone who is leaving, such as a colleague transferring to another location, a friend moving abroad, or a student graduating. The event typically involves speeches, gifts, and sometimes entertainment to express good wishes for the person's future. For example: We held a farewell party for our teacher「先生の送別会を開きました」(せんせいのそうべつかいをひらきました). I attended a farewell party last night「昨夜、送別会に出席しました」(さくや、そうべつかいにしゅっせきしました). The term emphasizes the communal aspect of saying goodbye and is deeply rooted in Japanese social customs.

    Part Of Speech

    noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N4

    Kanji Grade

    4

    Frequency

    6235

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 送別会

This word contains 3 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    送

    Meaning

    Send

  • kanji

    別

    Meaning

    Separate

  • kanji

    会

    Meaning

    Meet

Words Related to 送別会 Through the Kanji 送

These 13 Words contain the Kanji 送 as well.

  • word

    送る

    Meaning

    Send

  • word

    見送り

    Meaning

    Seeing off

  • word

    放送

    Meaning

    Broadcast

  • word

    送り仮名

    Meaning

    Okurigana

  • word

    発送

    Meaning

    Shipment

  • word

    運送

    Meaning

    Transport

  • word

    送料

    Meaning

    Shipping

  • word

    送信

    Meaning

    Transmission

  • word

    見送る

    Meaning

    See off

  • word

    送金

    Meaning

    Remittance

  • word

    郵送

    Meaning

    Mailing

  • word

    送別

    Meaning

    Farewell

  • word

    輸送

    Meaning

    Transport

Words Related to 送別会 Through the Kanji 別

These 11 Words contain the Kanji 別 as well.

  • word

    別

    Meaning

    Different

  • word

    特別

    Meaning

    Special

  • word

    別れる

    Meaning

    Part, Separate

  • word

    区別

    Meaning

    Distinction

  • word

    差別

    Meaning

    Discrimination

  • word

    性別

    Meaning

    Gender

  • word

    個別

    Meaning

    Individual, Specific

  • word

    別れ

    Meaning

    Parting

  • word

    別に

    Meaning

    Particularly, Separately

  • word

    送別

    Meaning

    Farewell

  • word

    別々

    Meaning

    Separate

Words Related to 送別会 Through the Kanji 会

These 33 Words contain the Kanji 会 as well.

  • word

    社会

    Meaning

    Society

  • word

    会社

    Meaning

    Company

  • word

    会

    Meaning

    Meeting

  • word

    会う

    Meaning

    Meet

  • word

    会話

    Meaning

    Conversation

  • word

    会議

    Meaning

    Meeting

  • word

    機会

    Meaning

    Opportunity

  • word

    出会う

    Meaning

    Meet, Encounter

  • word

    教会

    Meaning

    Church

  • word

    会計

    Meaning

    Bill, Accounting

  • word

    議会

    Meaning

    Parliament

  • word

    開会

    Meaning

    Opening

  • word

    社会人

    Meaning

    Working adult

  • word

    国会

    Meaning

    Parliament

  • word

    会長

    Meaning

    Chairman

  • word

    協会

    Meaning

    Association

  • word

    運動会

    Meaning

    Sports day

  • word

    会員

    Meaning

    Member

  • word

    社会科学

    Meaning

    Social science

  • word

    大会

    Meaning

    Tournament

  • word

    委員会

    Meaning

    Committee

  • word

    出会い

    Meaning

    Encounter

  • word

    会場

    Meaning

    Venue

  • word

    学会

    Meaning

    Academic society

  • word

    再会

    Meaning

    Reunion

  • word

    司会

    Meaning

    Hosting

  • word

    総会

    Meaning

    Meeting

  • word

    集会

    Meaning

    Meeting, Gathering

  • word

    都会

    Meaning

    City

  • word

    閉会

    Meaning

    Closing

  • word

    忘年会

    Meaning

    Year end party

  • word

    会見

    Meaning

    Press conference

  • word

    展覧会

    Meaning

    Exhibition

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