離
detach, separation, disjoin, digress
Grade Level
Grade 8
Stroke Count
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 Vocabulary
離れる
はなれる
to separate from; to leave; to go away; to be distant
離す
はなす
to separate, to part, to keep apart
距離
きょり
distance
距離を取る
きょりをとる
to keep one's distance; to maintain space
離婚
りこん
divorce
目を離す
めをはなす
to take one's eyes off, to look away
引き離す
ひきはなす
to separate, to pull apart
至近距離
しきんきょり
point-blank range, very close distance
離脱
りだつ
withdrawal, secession, departure
距離を詰める
きょりをつめる
to close the distance, to get closer
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