na-adjective, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', noun
Describes people or things that are physically apart from each other, often with a sense of loneliness or disconnection. Frequently used in the pattern 離れ離れになる (to become separated).
See also: 離れ離れになる
家族が離れ離れになって暮らしている。
The family lives apart from each other.
地震で多くの人が離れ離れになった。
Many people were separated by the earthquake.