懸かけ隔へだてる

か

け

へ

だ

て

る

Meanings

1

ichidan verb, transitive verb

put distance between; estrange

Used for creating emotional or social distance between people, or figuratively separating things. Often implies a deliberate act of distancing.

彼かれは家か族ぞくと自じ分ぶんを懸かけ隔へだてるような態たい度どをとった。
He adopted an attitude that put distance between himself and his family.
その

事じ

件けん

が

二人ふたり

の

仲なか

を

懸か

け

隔へだ

て

しまっ

た

。

That incident ended up estranging the two of them.

Written forms

懸かけ隔へだてるUsage100%
Standard kanji spelling for this verb.
懸かけ隔へだてる
Variant spelling omitting the okurigana け.

Kanji

懸state of suspension, hang, depend
隔isolate, alternate, distance

Similar words

遠とおざける
遠ざける is more common and can be used for physical or metaphorical distancing, while 懸け隔てる is more literary and emphasizes emotional or relational separation.
隔へだてる
隔てる is a broader term for separating or partitioning, both physically and abstractly. 懸け隔てる adds a nuance of intentional or emotional distancing.

Etymology

Compound of 懸け (kake, continuative form of 懸ける 'to hang, to set') and 隔てる (hedateru 'to separate, to estrange'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the combination suggests 'to set apart' or 'to put a gap between'.