Common word› JLPT N1 › Freq. Frequency Top 5,000 Conjugation 分離する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
Form Positive Negative Dictionary 分ぶん 離り する 分ぶん 離り しない Polite 分ぶん 離り します 分ぶん 離り しません Past polite 分ぶん 離り しました 分ぶん 離り しませんでした Past 分ぶん 離り した 分ぶん 離り しなかった Te-form 分ぶん 離り して 分ぶん 離り しないで Desire 分ぶん 離り したい 分ぶん 離り したくない Potential 分ぶん 離り できる 分ぶん 離り できない Passive 分ぶん 離り される 分ぶん 離り されない Causative 分ぶん 離り させる 分ぶん 離り させない Causative passive 分ぶん 離り させられる 分ぶん 離り させられない Volitional 分ぶん 離り しよう Polite volitional 分ぶん 離り しましょう Imperative 分ぶん 離り しろ 分ぶん 離り するな Conditional 分ぶん 離り すれば 分ぶん 離り しなければ Tara conditional 分ぶん 離り したら 分ぶん 離り しなかったら
Usage patterns 〈 物もの 〉 から 〈 物もの 〉 を 分ぶん 離り する to separate A from B
To separate water and oil.
〈 物もの 〉 が 分ぶん 離り する for something to separate on its own
The paint separated over time.
〈 事こと 〉 と 〈 事こと 〉 を 分ぶん 離り する to keep two things (e.g. concepts, systems) separate
In this country, politics and religion are kept separate.
Kanji 分 part, minute of time, segment 離 detach, separation, disjoin Related words· 6 分割 means dividing something into parts, often for distribution or management, while 分離 focuses on separating components that were originally mixed or joined.
分裂 suggests a dramatic or forceful splitting apart (like a cell dividing or a party fracturing), whereas 分離 is a more neutral term for separation.
隔離 emphasizes isolation or quarantine for safety or containment, whereas 分離 is a more general term for separation.
分離する is more formal and technical, often used for scientific or abstract separation, while 切り離す is concrete and everyday, like cutting a physical connection.
Show 2 more Show fewer 分離 is a broader term for separation or detachment, including physical separation, while 分立 stresses that the separated parts stand independently as distinct entities.
分離 means a neutral separation of two things that were joined, while 分断 carries a stronger sense of disruption or severance, often against the will of those affected.
Opposites· 13 結合 means to combine or bond together, the direct opposite of 分離 's meaning of separating apart.
融合 means fusion or merging into one, contrasting with 分離 's sense of splitting apart.
分離 means to separate or disconnect two joined parts, the opposite of カップリング in its mechanical sense.
Show 10 more Show fewer 分離 means separating or detaching, the opposite of ドッキング , which means joining or docking together.
分離 means separating or splitting apart, the direct opposite of 交錯 's sense of things crossing and intertwining together.
分離 means to separate or split apart, the direct opposite of 併合 's meaning of combining or annexing into one.
分離 means separating things apart, the opposite of 合同 , which means joining separate things together.
分離 means two things come apart or are separated, the opposite of 密着 's tight, unbroken contact.
分離 means to separate or split apart, the direct opposite of 統合 , which means to combine into one.
分離 means separating things apart, the opposite of インテグレーション , which means bringing things together into one whole.
分離 means things are kept separate or split apart, the opposite of 混在 , where different things are mixed together in the same place.
分離 means to separate or split apart, the opposite of 連結 , which means to join or link separate things together.
分離 means to separate or split apart, the direct opposite of 一体化 's meaning of becoming one.
Word family· 35 Show 5 more Show fewer separatists; secessionists
sequestrum; discerption · sequestral · sequestro-
separator
separatism; secessionism
separation of farmers and samurai
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Etymology Sino-Japanese compound of 分 (divide, separate) and 離 (detach, leave). The combination naturally yields the meaning of separation or detachment.
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