noun
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.
祖母は庭の離れで静かに暮らしている。
My grandmother lives quietly in the detached room in the garden.
この旅館には離れの客室が三つある。
This inn has three detached guest rooms.
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.