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俗離れ (ぞくばなれ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb
unworldliness ; detachment from worldly affairs
Describes a state of being removed from mundane concerns, often with a nuance of refined or artistic detachment. Can be used as a noun or with する to mean 'to become unworldly'.
やま
に
こもっ
て
いる
と
、
俗ぞく
離ばな
れ
し
て
しまう
。
If you stay secluded in the mountains for a long time, you become detached from worldly affairs.
Kanji 俗 vulgar, customs, manners 離 detach, separation, disjoin Similar words 俗ぞく Refers to the mundane world or vulgarity; 俗離れ is the state of being separated from it.
浮うき 世よ 離ばな れ Similar meaning of being detached from the everyday world, but 浮世離れ often implies a more dreamy or otherworldly quality.
Etymology Compound of 俗 (zoku, 'worldly affairs, vulgarity') and 離れ (banare, 'separation, detachment', from 離れる).
