Common word› Freq. Frequency Top 50,000 Conjugation 切り離す · godan verb (-su)
Form Positive Negative Dictionary 切き り 離はな す 切き り 離はな さない Polite 切き り 離はな します 切き り 離はな しません Past polite 切き り 離はな しました 切き り 離はな しませんでした Past 切き り 離はな した 切き り 離はな さなかった Te-form 切き り 離はな して 切き り 離はな さないで Desire 切き り 離はな したい 切き り 離はな したくない Potential 切き り 離はな せる 切き り 離はな せない Passive 切き り 離はな される 切き り 離はな されない Causative 切き り 離はな させる 切き り 離はな させない Causative passive 切き り 離はな させられる 切き り 離はな させられない Volitional 切き り 離はな そう Polite volitional 切き り 離はな しましょう Imperative 切き り 離はな せ 切き り 離はな すな Conditional 切き り 離はな せば 切き り 離はな さなければ Tara conditional 切き り 離はな したら 切き り 離はな さなかったら
Usage patterns 〈 物もの 〉 を 〈 物もの 〉 から 切き り 離はな す to detach/separate one thing from another
They detach the engine from the main body.
感かん 情じょう を 切き り 離はな す to set one's emotions aside (from a task or decision)
He always keeps his emotions separate from his work.
車しゃ 両りょう を 切き り 離はな す to uncouple train cars
This train uncouples the rear cars at the next station.
〈 事こと 〉 を 〈 事こと 〉 と 切き り 離はな して 考かんが える to consider one matter separately from another
One should consider the problem separately from personal feelings.
Kanji 離 detach, separation, disjoin Related words 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.
切断する focuses on the act of cutting or severing with a tool, while 切り離す emphasizes the resulting separation rather than the cutting action itself.
離す is a plain, general word for putting things apart, while 切り離す specifically implies severing a connection, often decisively.
外す means to remove or detach something that was attached (like a part or a button), whereas 切り離す implies cutting through an existing link, physical or figurative.
切り離す means to cut off and separate something while still keeping it, whereas 切り捨てる implies cutting off and discarding it entirely.
Opposites つなぐ means to connect or link things together, the direct opposite of 切り離す , which means to cut them apart.
連結する means to couple or join things (like train cars) together, the opposite action of 切り離す , which uncouples them.
切り離す means to separate or cut things apart, the opposite of 結びつける 's action of joining or linking things together.
Don't confuse with 切り出す shares the kanji 切り with 切り離す but means to cut out (a piece) or to broach a topic, not to separate two things from each other.
切り離す means to separate or detach something into parts without necessarily removing any piece, while 切り取る means to cut a piece away and remove it entirely.
切り離す means to cut off or separate something entirely, whereas 切り崩す means to gradually break down or erode something's mass or unity.
Written forms 切き り 離はな す Usage 92%
Standard modern spelling. The most common written form.
切きり 離はな す Usage 6%
search-only kanji form
Search-only kanji form; not standard in modern usage.
切き り 放はな す Usage 2%
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 Usage 1%
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.
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