離す (はなす, hanasu) Japanese meaning: separate | Kotomora

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離す · godan verb (-su)

Form	Positive	Negative
Dictionary	離はなす	離はなさない
Polite	離はなします	離はなしません
Past polite	離はなしました	離はなしませんでした
Past	離はなした	離はなさなかった
Te-form	離はなして	離はなさないで
Desire	離はなしたい	離はなしたくない
Potential	離はなせる	離はなせない
Passive	離はなされる	離はなされない
Causative	離はなさせる	離はなさせない
Causative passive	離はなさせられる	離はなさせられない
Volitional	離はなそう
Polite volitional	離はなしましょう
Imperative	離はなせ	離はなすな
Conditional	離はなせば	離はなさなければ
Tara conditional	離はなしたら	離はなさなかったら

Pairs with離れる

Meanings

godan verb (-su), transitive verb

separate; part; divide; keep apart

Broad transitive use: physically move things apart, break contact, or create distance between people or objects.

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Kanji

離detach, separation, disjoin

Transitive / intransitive

離はなれるN3
離す is transitive (someone separates a thing), while 離れる is intransitive (something separates on its own).

Related words

分わけるN4
分ける focuses on dividing a whole into parts or distributing shares, while 離す emphasizes pulling things apart or breaking contact between them.
手て放ばなす
手放す specifically means to let go of or give up something one is holding or owns, while 離す is the more general verb for creating distance or breaking contact.
隔へだてるN2
離す is the general verb for keeping things apart, while 隔てる implies a barrier or distance that formally divides them.
引ひき離はなすN1
離す is the plain verb for letting go or separating something, while 引き離す adds the sense of pulling apart with force or creating distance.
切きり離はなす
離す is a plain, general word for putting things apart, while 切り離す specifically implies severing a connection, often decisively.

Opposites

つなぐN3
繋ぐ means to connect or link things together, the direct opposite of 離す, which means to separate or pull apart.
くっつけるN2
離す means to separate or detach, the opposite of くっ付ける which means to attach or join together.
合あわせるN3
離す means to separate or pull two things apart, the opposite of 合わせる's meaning to join or combine them.

Don't confuse with

話はなすN5
話す (to speak) and 離す (to separate) share the same reading はなす but are completely unrelated in meaning and written with different kanji.
放はなすN3
離す (same pronunciation, different kanji) means to separate or move two things apart, while 放す means to release something you were holding or restraining.

Word family

切きり離はなす
cut off; separate; detach; sever; uncouple
引ひき離はなすN1
pull apart; separate · pull ahead; outdistance; leave behind
上あげ離はなす
cut off (the head); sever
分わけ離

Written forms

離はなすUsage90%
Standard kanji spelling for separating or parting things.
はなすUsage10%
Kana spelling is common in everyday writing, especially when the kanji is not needed.

Etymology

Derived from the verb 放す (はなす, 'to release') with a kanji shift to 離 for the sense of separation. The core meaning of letting go or creating distance is shared.

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