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離れ離れ (hanarebanare) Japanese meaning: separated | Kotomora
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か
族ぞく
が
離はな
れ
離ばな
れ
に
なっ
て
暮く
らし
て
いる
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The family lives apart from each other.
Many people were separated by the earthquake.
Expressions 離はな れ 離ばな れになる get separated; be dispersed; become scattered Kanji 離 detach, separation, disjoin Related words 別べつ 々べつ 別々 emphasizes separate actions or states (e.g., 別々に食べる 'eat separately'), while 離れ離れ focuses on physical distance and the emotional sense of being apart.
離り 散さん 離散 is a more formal, often written term for scattering or dispersal, used in contexts like family separation or diaspora.
Written forms 離はな れ 離ばな れ Usage 61%
Standard kanji spelling; common in news and everyday writing.
離はな ればなれ Usage 30%
Mixed kanji-kana spelling; less common but still encountered.
はなればなれ Usage 9%
Kana spelling; used for clarity or when kanji are avoided.
Etymology Reduplication of the stem 離れ (from 離れる 'to separate'), forming an emphatic adjectival noun meaning 'separated from each other'.
