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失恋

しつれん

N3heartbreak · lost love

Examples

小説の主人公は失恋をきっかけに旅へ出る。

友人は失恋した妹の話を静かに聞いた。

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Study notes

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

  • Structure: 失恋, read しつれん, means heartbreak from rejection in love or the end of a romantic relationship.
  • Basic usage: It may prompt a novel's protagonist to travel or be the experience a friend listens to a younger sister describe.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

  • Heartbreak after a romantic loss
    • This is the loss of a romantic relationship that prompts a journey or is discussed by a younger sister. It differs from grief over a death or disappointment from an ordinary failure.

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