切(き)り離(はな)せない

きりはなせない
expression
inseparable; cannot be separated; inextricable
1. inseparable; cannot be separated; inextricable
Describes two things so deeply connected that they cannot be considered separately.
この二(ふた)つは切(き)り離(はな)せない関係(かんけい)だ。
These two have an inseparable relationship.
経済(けいざい)と環境(かんきょう)は切(き)り離(はな)せない。
The economy and the environment are inseparable.
日本(にほん)の文化(ぶんか)と四季(しき)は切(き)り離(はな)せない関係(かんけい)にある。
Japanese culture and the four seasons are inextricably linked.

The negative potential form of 切(き)り離(はな)す (to separate; to detach), used as a set expression meaning "cannot be separated" or "inseparable." Commonly used to describe deep connections between concepts, people, or things.

COMMON PATTERNS:

  • AとBは切(き)り離(はな)せない: A and B are inseparable
  • 切(き)り離(はな)せない関係(かんけい): an inseparable relationship
  • ～から切(き)り離(はな)せない: inseparable from ~

SIMILAR EXPRESSIONS:

  • 不可分(ふかぶん): indivisible — more formal and academic
  • 密接(みっせつ)な関係(かんけい): a close relationship — similar but less emphatic
  • 表裏一体(ひょうりいったい): two sides of the same coin
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