Usage patterns 離はな れに 住す む to live in the detached annex
My grandfather has moved out of the main house and lives in the annex in the garden.
離はな れを 建た てる to build a detached annex
We built a small detached room in the corner of the garden.
母屋おもや の 離はな れ the annex belonging to the main house
This inn has a special guest room in the annex of the main building.
Expressions 付つ かず 離はな れず keeping a proper distance; neither too close nor too far; maintaining a neutral stance 離はな れ 離ばな れになる get separated; be dispersed; become scattered 合あ わせ 物もの は 離はな れ 物もの things that come together can also come apart; what may be joined may be separated Kanji 離 detach, separation, disjoin Related words 離れ座敷 specifically means a detached Japanese-style tatami room, while 離れ is the shorter, everyday word that can refer to any detached building or room.
離れ家 literally means 'detached house' and emphasizes a whole separate building, whereas 離れ is the common abbreviation used for any detached room or annex.
離れ usually refers to a small, detached cottage or room in a traditional Japanese home, while 別棟 is a more general term for any separate building on a property.
Word family· 37 be separated; be apart; be distant · leave; go away; depart · leave (a job); quit; give up · lose connection; drift away; become estranged
separated; scattered; apart
muscle strain; pulled muscle; torn muscle
unreality; being out of touch with reality
stunt; feat; extraordinary skill
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weaning
aliteracy; decline in reading; shift away from books
decline in attendance; people staying away · differing from a typical person; atypical person
unworldliness; detachment from worldly affairs
customer loss; decline in patronage
leaving the nest; becoming independent
getting up; getting out of bed · recovery from an illness
becoming independent; not needing constant parental care · finishing a task; getting a job off one's hands
shift away from rice consumption; declining interest in eating rice
independence from parents; leaving the nest
shift away from car ownership
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Written forms 離はな れ Usage 97%
Standard kanji spelling for a detached building or room.
はなれ Usage 3%
Kana spelling is common in everyday writing, especially when the kanji is not needed.
ハナレ Usage 1%
Etymology Noun form of the verb 離れる (to separate, to be detached). The sense of a detached building comes from abbreviation of compounds like 離れ座敷 .
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