detached building; separate room; annex
Abbreviation of 離れ座敷 or 離れ家. Refers to a building or room that is physically separate from the main house, often used as a guest room, study, or private space.
My grandfather has moved out of the main house and lives in the annex in the garden.
My grandmother lives quietly in the detached room in the garden.
This inn has three detached guest rooms.
We built a small detached room in the corner of the garden.
This inn has a special guest room in the annex of the main building.
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.
Used when counting a 離れ (detached building/annex) as a standalone building, e.g. 離れ一棟.
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
parents' ability to let go of their children; parents' independence from their children
weaning
aliteracy; decline in reading; shift away from books
decline in attendance; people staying away · differing from a typical person; atypical person
Standard kanji spelling for a detached building or room.
Kana spelling is common in everyday writing, especially when the kanji is not needed.
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.
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