切きり離はなす

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Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

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godan verb (-su), transitive verb

cut off; separate; detach; sever; uncouple

Used for physically cutting something away from a whole, or metaphorically for separating or disconnecting things. Often implies a clean, deliberate separation.

枝えだを木きから切きり離はなした。
I cut the branch off from the tree.

その問もん題だいを本ほん題だいから切きり離はなして考かんがえよう。

Let's consider that issue separately from the main topic.

Written forms

切きり離はなすUsage92%
Standard modern spelling. The most common written form.
切きり離はなすUsage6%
search-only kanji form
Search-only kanji form; not standard in modern usage.
切きり放はなすUsage2%
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form; 放す suggests releasing or letting go, but 離す is preferred for separation.
きりはなすUsage1%

Kanji

切cut, cutoff, be sharp
離detach, separation, disjoin
放set free, release, fire

Similar words

分ぶん離りする
More formal and technical, often used in scientific or abstract contexts (e.g., separating components). 切り離す is more concrete and everyday.
切せつ断だんする
Focuses on cutting or severing, often with a tool. 切り離す emphasizes the result of separation rather than the cutting action itself.

Etymology

Compound of 切る (kiru, 'to cut') and 離す (hanasu, 'to separate'). The kanji 離 carries the core meaning of separation or detachment.