English

We realize ads are a pain, but ...

This free page is supported by advertising.
To view our free content, please disable your ad blocker on Nihongo-Pro.com.

AdBlockPlus (ABP)

AdBlock

uBlock

Kanji: 離
Try our free kanji games and free kana games!

Report Issue

Question Number:

Please describe the issue or error:

Email Address (optional):

KANJI

離

19 strokes

READINGS

KUN 訓	はなれる
	はなす

ON 音

リ

STROKE ORDER

Slow

Fast

Animation data provided by KanjiVG

JLPT Level:	JLPT N1 (most advanced level)
Kanken Level:	Kanken Level 4 (covered during 7th through 9th grades)
Grade:	Taught during the 7th through 9th grades in Japan
Radical:	隹 Radical name: ふるとり
Meaning:	Detach, separation, disjoin, digress
Usage:	Appears frequently in Japanese newspapers, but about 600 kanji are used even more often.

JLPT Level	Word	Meaning
N3	離(はな)す	to part, divide, separate
N3	離(はな)れる	to be separated from, to leave, to go away, to be a long way off
N3	離婚(りこん)	divorce
N1	距離(きょり)	distance, range
N1	分離(ぶんり)	separation, detachment, segregation, isolation

Certain kanji information is from KANJIDIC, which is the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group, and is used in conformance with the Group's license.

Meet Our Japanese Teachers