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Kanji Detail for 離 - "to separate"

離

  • Meaning

    離 means "to separate." Also associated with to attach, to line up.

    1. To separate - To part; to divide.

    2. To catch - To get caught.

    3. To line up - To stand in a row.

    4. To attach - To stick; to adhere.

  • Words using 離

    • 距離 きょり Listen distance; range; interval
    • 分離 ぶんり Listen separation; partition; detachment
    • 離れる はなれる Listen to be separated; to be apart; to be distant
    • 離党 りとう Listen secession from a political party
    • 離婚 りこん Listen divorce
    • 離脱 りだつ Listen withdrawal; secession; separation
    • 長距離 ちょうきょり Listen long distance; long haul; long-distance race
    • 隔離 かくり Listen isolation; segregation; separation

  • Four-character idioms with 離

    • 不即不離 ふそくふり Listen neutral; noncommittal
    • 乱離骨灰 らりこっぱい Listen being scattered in all directions; being broken up and dispersed
    • 会者定離 えしゃじょうり Listen those who meet must part (suggesting the transient nature of this life); we meet only to part
    • 光彩陸離 こうさいりくり Listen dazzling; brilliant
    • 厭離穢土 えんりえど Listen abhorrence of (living in) this impure world
    • 愛別離苦 あいべつりく Listen the pain of separation from loved ones

  • Tattoo check: 離

    • Verified meaning: to separate
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read まと)
    • Also carries these associations: to attach, to line up

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 離

    Surnames 離(まと)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    detach; separation; disjoin; digress

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    leave, depart; go away; separate; trigram ☲; hexagram ䷝

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    surname Li

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    rare beast; strange; elegant

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    To disperse. When near it is called 離. When far it is called 別. | To attach. The Book of Odes says: "Not attached to the village." Meaning not attaching to the village. | 離離. Like 歷歷 (distinct and clear).

  • Onyomi

    tip

    ri(リ) リ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    hana.reru(はな-れる) はな-れる

    hana.su(はな-す) はな-す

  • Strokes

    tip

    18 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    隹 (furutori)

  • Related Keywords

    to separate to attach to catch to line up separation departure distance detachment disconnection divide divorce isolation parting sever split

Sentences including 離

  • The plane will take off in one hour.

  • Suddenly , the captain left the ship.

  • I will miss you all.

  • The plane took off at exactly ten o'clock.

  • The picture looks better at a distance.

  • What is the distance from here to the station?

  • The hospital was far away from his village.

  • He stood aloof from her.

  • How far is it from your house to the park?

  • That plane will take off at five.

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