Kanji

離

離

detach, separation, disjoin, digress

Kanji

Grade

Grade 8

Strokes

19 strokes

Radical

隹部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

リ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

はなれる, はなす

Nanori (Name Reading)

あき, あきら, つら

Common Readings

リ, はな…す, はな…れる

Example sentences

離れる はなれる
母校を離れてから、もう十年が経った。

It's been ten years since I left my alma mater.

自然 しぜん
休日は都会を離れて、豊かな自然を満喫した。

On my days off, I leave the city and fully enjoy the rich nature.

離す はなす
赤ちゃんから一瞬も目を離してはいけない。

You must not take your eyes off the baby even for a moment.

距離 きょり
理想と現実の距離を縮めるのは難しい

It is difficult to close the gap between ideal and reality.

僅か わずか
駅から僅か数分の距離だ。

It is only a few minutes' walk from the station.

距離を取る きょりをとる
彼は最近、人間関係でトラブルがあったため、他人と距離を取るようにしている。

He has been trying to keep his distance from others lately due to some interpersonal troubles.

離婚 りこん
両親は、彼が十歳の時に離婚した。

His parents divorced when he was ten years old.

不倫 ふりん
彼は不倫の末に離婚した。

He got divorced after an affair.

目を離す めをはなす
ほんの少し目を離した隙に、子供がどこかへ行ってしまった。

The child went somewhere in the brief moment I took my eyes off them.

引き離す ひきはなす
彼は二位の選手を大きく引き離してゴールした。

He outdistanced the second-place runner by a wide margin and finished the race.

Example Vocabulary

離れる

はなれる

to be separated; to leave; to go away from

離す

はなす

to separate; to disconnect; to keep away

距離

きょり

distance; gap; range

距離を取る

きょりをとる

to keep one's distance; to stay away from

離婚

りこん

divorce

目を離す

めをはなす

to take one's eyes off; to stop watching

引き離す

ひきはなす

to pull apart; to pull away; to outdistance

至近距離

しきんきょり

very close range; point-blank range

離脱

りだつ

withdrawal; separation; leaving

距離を詰める

きょりをつめる

to close the distance; to get closer to someone

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