切(き)り離(はな)す

きりはなす
verb (godan)
to cut off, to separate
1. to cut off, to sever
To physically separate something by cutting.
紐(ひも)を切(き)り離(はな)す。
To cut off the string.
2. to separate, to detach
To separate things or concepts that were previously connected.
仕事(しごと)と私生活(しせいかつ)を切(き)り離(はな)す。
To separate work and private life.
この問題(もんだい)は切(き)り離(はな)して考(かんが)えよう。
Let's consider this issue separately.

切(き)り離(はな)す means to cut off and separate, either physically or figuratively.

TRANSITIVITY:

  • Type: 他動詞(たどうし) (transitive)
  • Takes を for the thing being separated

COMPOUND VERB:
Formed from 切(き)る (to cut) + 離(はな)す (to separate/release).

COMMON PATTERNS:

  • AをBから切(き)り離(はな)す: to separate A from B
  • 仕事(しごと)と私生活(しせいかつ)を切(き)り離(はな)す: to separate work and private life
  • 切(き)り離(はな)して考(かんが)える: to consider separately
  • 切(き)り離(はな)せない関係(かんけい): inseparable relationship

ASPECT (ている):
切(き)り離(はな)している indicates an ongoing state of separation.

PASSIVE:
切(き)り離(はな)される: to be cut off, to be separated

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Added 2026.1.16 17:43 · Revised 2026.1.26 21:18
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