01
離れる
はなれる
to leave, to be separated
Meanings
- detach
- separation
- disjoin
- digress
Readings
Onyomi
- リ
Kunyomi
- はな.れる
- はな.す
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Useful words
02
離す
はなす
to separate, to release
03
離婚
りこん
divorce
04
距離
きょり
distance
05
離陸
りりく
takeoff
06
分離
ぶんり
separation
Compare Kanji
01別Meaning90%separate, branch offSeparation is direct in both, with 別 giving the simpler “apart” idea.02脱Meaning80%undress, removing脱 shows coming off or escaping, a bodily version of 離’s detaching.03去Meaning74%gone, past去 points to movement away, near the distance created by 離.04散Meaning76%scatter, disperseScattering in 散 spreads things apart, echoing the separation of 離.05絶Meaning78%discontinue, severCutting off in 絶 is more final, but it sharpens the break sense in 離.06近Pair82%near, earlyNearness in 近 contrasts with the distance that 離 creates.