離

Meaning

離 centers on breaking a connection: detaching, separating, disjoining, or moving away from a topic. The core idea is creating distance between things that were together.

• 距離きょり
  N3

  distance; range; interval

• 離婚りこん
  N3

  divorce

• 分離ぶんり
  N1

  separation; partition; detachment; segregation; isolation

• 離すはなす
  N3

  to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart

• 離脱りだつ

  withdrawal; secession; separation; breakaway

• 隔離かくり

  isolation; segregation; separation; quarantine

• 離れるはなれる
  N3

  to be separated; to be apart; to be distant

• 長距離ちょうきょり

  long distance; long haul

• 遠距離えんきょり
  N1

  long distance; tele-

• 離陸りりく
  N1

  takeoff

• 離島りとう

  isolated island; outlying island

• 離党りとう

  secession from a political party

• 離職りしょく

  employment separation; leaving one's job; losing one's job

• 近距離きんきょり
  N1

  short distance

• 短距離たんきょり

  short distance; short range; short-haul

• 切り離すきりはなす

  to cut off (from); to separate; to detach; to sever; to uncouple

• 離反りはん

  estrangement; alienation; disaffection; desertion; defection; breakaway

• 離着陸りちゃくりく

  takeoff and landing

• 離散りさん

  dispersion; separation; scattering; breakup

• 引き離すひきはなす
  N1

  to pull apart; to separate

• 離宮りきゅう

  imperial villa; royal villa; detached palace

• かけ離れるかけはなれる

  to be far apart (from); to be a long way off (from); to be remote; to be distant

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