# 離 — detach; separate from

離 means “detach; separate from”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 19 strokes. On'yomi: リ (ri). Kun'yomi: はな(れる) (hanareru). You'll see it in words such as 離れる (hanareru, “to be separated; to be apart”).

- Meaning: detach; separate from
- On'yomi: リ (ri)
- Kun'yomi: はな(れる) (hanareru)
- Strokes: 19
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Moving 1

## How to remember 離

Parts: 亠 lid · 凶 ill-fated · 冂 frame · 隹 bird

## Words with 離

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 離れる | はなれる (hanareru) | to be separated; to be apart |
| 離す | はなす (hanasu) | to separate; to part |
| かけ離れる | かけはなれる (kakehanareru) | to be far apart; to be a long way off |

## More in the “Moving 1” set

[渉](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/ford/) · [離](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/detach/) · [遣](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/dispatch/) · [踏](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/step-on/) · [避](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/avoid/) · [崩](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/crumble/) · [撤](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/pull-back/) · [躍](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/leap/) · [還](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/send-back/)

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