Translation guide
How to express 'detach' in Japanese, covering physical separation, emotional distance, and detachment from groups or situations.
To take something off or apart from where it is fixed or connected.
General verb for removing or detaching something that is attached, hooked, or fitted. Commonly used for parts, accessories, or items that are meant to be removable.
Please detach the part.
He detached the picture from the wall.
Emphasizes the action of removing something that is attached, often used for mechanical parts or fixtures. Slightly more formal or technical than 外す alone.
This cover can be easily detached.
To cut off or sever, implying a more permanent or forceful detachment. Used for abstract or physical separation.
Let's consider that issue detached from the main topic.
To remain uninvolved or not let emotions affect you.
Literally 'put distance', used for creating emotional or physical space from a person or situation.
She decided to detach herself from him for a while.
To become calm and composed, detaching from emotional reactions. Often used in advice.
Don't get emotional; try to detach yourself and stay calm.
Literally 'take a step back', meaning to detach oneself from a situation to gain perspective.
Let's detach ourselves and look at the situation objectively.
To leave or separate from a collective body.
To tear off or separate a portion, like a coupon or form.
To cut out or tear off a part from a larger sheet. Used for coupons, forms, or paper.
Please detach this part and send it.
Also used for physically cutting off a section, similar to 切り取る but can imply separation without necessarily cutting along a line.
外す is the most common and versatile for detaching something that is attached or hooked. 取り外す emphasizes the removal process and is often used for parts that are designed to be detached. 切り離す implies cutting or severing, and is used for more permanent separation or abstract concepts.
Detach the phone case.
Detach the air conditioner filter.
Detach emotions from the issue.
He detached himself from the project.
Please detach the bottom part of the application form.