Kanji

離

detach, separation, disjoin, digress

Kanji

Grade

Grade 8

Strokes

19 strokes

Radical

隹部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

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 離れて から もう 十年 経った

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

自然 しぜん
休日 都会 離れて 豊かな 自然 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 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 現実 距離 縮める 難しい

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

僅か わずか
から 僅か 距離

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

距離を取る きょりをとる
最近 人間関係 トラブル あった ため 他人 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 離婚した

His parents divorced when he was ten years old.

不倫 ふりん
不倫 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 子供 どこか 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
二位 選手 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.

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