Japanese

きりはなす
Meaning: to cut off; to detach; to separate
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 切り放す 切り放さない
Polite 切り放します 切り放しません
Past 切り放した 切り放さなかった
Polite + Past 切り放しました 切り放しませんでした
Te-form 切り放して 切り放さなくて
Potential 切り放せる 切り放せない
Passive 切り放される 切り放されない
Causative 切り放させる 切り放させない
Imperative 切り放せ 切り放すな

Handwriting

切
り
放
す

Example

He thought about it by separating his emotions from the facts.

Usage Notes

Used for physically detaching things or abstractly separating concepts or problems.

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