離

meaningdetach, separation, disjoin, digress

On'yomi
リ
Kun'yomi
はな.れる、はな.す
Strokes
19
Taught in
Secondary school (jōyō)
Frequency
#555 most common in newspapers

Words it lives in

離
  • 距離きょりdistance
  • 分離ぶんりseparation
  • 離れるはなれるto be separated
  • 離婚りこんdivorce
  • 離脱りだつwithdrawal
  • 離党りとうsecession from a political party
  • 長距離ちょうきょりlong distance
  • 隔離かくりisolation

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