離

detach, separation, disjoin, digress

Readings

On'yomi (音読み)

リ

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

はな.すはな.れる

Stroke Order

19 / 19

Information

Grade:8

Strokes:19

JLPT:N1

Frequency:555

Vocabulary

リ

Word	Reading	Meaning
遠距離	エンキョリ	long distance; tele-
隔離	カクリ	isolation; segregation; separation; quarantine
距離	キョリ	distance; range; interval; difference (e.g. in opinion); gap; distance; metric
近距離	キンキョリ	short distance
短距離	タンキョリ	short distance; short range; short-haul

Other

Word	Reading	Meaning
引き離す	ひきはなす	to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
離す	はなす	to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
離れる	はなれる	to be separated; to be apart; to be distant; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit; to give up; to lose connection with; to drift away from
見離す	みはなす	to abandon; to give up on; to desert
手離し	てばなし	not holding on; not using the hands; letting go one's hold; lack of reserve (in expressing one's emotions); lack of restraint; openly (saying)

Visually Similar Kanji

These kanji are easily confused due to similar shapes

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assurance, firm, tight, hard, solid, confirm, clear, evident

authority, power, rights

sponsor, hold (a meeting), give (a dinner)

immature, young

fiber, tie, rope

hug, embrace, possess, protect, lead

gauze, thin silk, Rome, arrange, spread out

conjecture, infer, guess, suppose, support, push (for)