悲恋(ひれん)

ひれん
noun
tragic love; ill-fated romance
1. tragic love; ill-fated romance
A love that ends sadly or is doomed from the start, often due to circumstances beyond the lovers' control.
これは悲恋(ひれん)の物語(ものがたり)だ。
This is a story of tragic love.
二人(ふたり)の悲恋(ひれん)は多(おお)くの人(ひと)の涙(なみだ)を誘(さそ)った。
Their tragic love story moved many people to tears.
戦争(せんそう)に引(ひ)き裂(さ)かれた悲恋(ひれん)を描(えが)いた映画(えいが)が公開(こうかい)された。
A movie depicting a tragic romance torn apart by war was released.

Composed of 悲(ひ) (sad, tragic) + 恋(れん) (love, romance). A literary and dramatic term used to describe love stories with unhappy endings — separation, death, social barriers, or unrequited love. Very common in descriptions of novels, films, and historical romances.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 悲恋(ひれん)の物語(ものがたり): tale of tragic love
  • 悲恋(ひれん)を描(えが)く: depict a tragic romance
  • 悲恋(ひれん)に終(お)わる: end in tragic love
  • 悲恋(ひれん)小説(しょうせつ): tragic love novel
  • 悲恋(ひれん)映画(えいが): tragic romance film

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 失恋(しつれん): heartbreak, broken love (more everyday/personal)
  • 悲劇(ひげき): tragedy (broader, not limited to love)
  • 純愛(じゅんあい): pure love (can be tragic or happy)
  • 片思(かたおも)い: unrequited love (one-sided, may not be tragic)
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