How to say "detachment" in Japanese

• 分離ぶんりJLPT N1approx.Common
  noun, suru verb, transitive verb, intransitive verbCovers detachment as the separating of one thing from another, physical or abstract; a neutral general term for separation or partition, as in the detachment of a part from a whole.
  マヨネーズの油あぶらは分離ぶんりすることがある。↗

  The oil in mayonnaise sometimes separates from the other ingredients.
• 取り外しとりはずしCommon
  nounDetachment in the concrete sense of taking a part off or dismantling it — removal or demounting of a physical component. It is not used for emotional or mental detachment.
• 乖離かいりCommon
  noun, suru verb, intransitive verbA formal or literary word for divergence, alienation or estrangement; choose it when detachment means drifting apart or growing emotionally distant, not physical separation.
• 無心むしんCommon
  no-adjectiveDetachment in the mental or spiritual sense: a mind free of obstructive thoughts, no-mind. It fits meditative contexts where one is untroubled by distracting thoughts or attachment.

Use 分離 for detachment as separation of one thing from another, 「取り外し」 for physically removing a part, 乖離 for emotional estrangement or divergence, and 無心 for mental detachment as freedom from obstructive thoughts.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

• 分離ぶんりseparation
• 取り外しとりはずしremoval
• 乖離かいりdivergence
• 剥離はくりdetachment
• 独立班どくりつはんdetachment
• 分遣ぶんけんdetachment
• 分遣隊ぶんけんたいdetachment
• 支隊したいdetached force
• 超脱ちょうだつtranscendency
• 派遣隊はけんたいcontingent
• 分隊ぶんたいsquad
• 無心むしんmind free of obstructive thoughts
• 遠離えんりdetachment