分離|ぶんりbunri[0]heiban (flat)

1. noun, suru verb, transitive verb, intransitive verbseparation; partition; detachment; segregation; isolation
   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.

• Synonym隔離かくりNeutralIsolation or quarantine, as in 「患者を隔離する」; stresses cutting off from the outside, mostly in epidemic control, while 分離 separates things that were joined.
• Synonym分かつわかつWrittenLiterary verb for dividing or sharing, as in 「喜びを分かつ」; has an elegant, literary flavor.
• Synonym分割ぶんかつNeutralPartitioning into pieces, as in 「分割払い」; stresses cutting a whole into several parts.
• Synonym分裂ぶんれつNeutralSplitting, as in 「党が分裂する」; stresses something breaking apart from within.
• Synonym離隔りかくWrittenWritten word for being far apart with weakened ties; rare, and 「隔たり」 is the everyday choice.
• Synonym解離かいりWrittenDissociation, as in 「解離性障害」; a written-style term mostly seen in chemistry and medicine.
• Related分けるわけるNeutralNative verb for dividing or sorting, as in 「ゴミを分ける」; the broadest in range of this group.
• Related隔てるへだてるNeutralTo put something between, as in 「川を隔てて向かい合う」; stresses an intervening object or distance.
• Related引き離すひきはなすNeutralTo pull apart with force, or to open a lead, as in 「2位を大きく引き離す」.
• Related離すはなすNeutralTo let go or keep apart, as in 「手を離す」「目を離す」; very common in everyday speech.
• Related引き分けるひきわけるNeutralTo pull apart people fighting, or to end a game in a draw, as in 「試合を引き分ける」.
• Related引き裂くひきさくNeutralTo tear apart or forcibly break up a relationship, as in 「二人の仲を引き裂く」; carries strong emotional force.
• Related分散ぶんさんNeutralDispersion, as in 「リスクを分散する」; stresses spreading out over many places rather than splitting a whole.
• Related区分くぶんNeutralDivision into categories, as in 「年齢区分」; mostly institutional or statistical sorting.
• Related切断せつだんNeutralCutting or severing, as in 「ケーブルを切断する」; stresses cutting through, not just separating.
• Related区分けくわけNeutralDividing a whole into sections, whether areas or types, as in 「土地の区分け」「ごみの区分け」.
• Related仕切るしきるNeutralTo partition a room or take charge of an event, as in 「部屋を仕切る」「会を仕切る」.
• Related離れ離れはなればなれNeutralBeing scattered far apart, as in 「離れ離れに暮らす」; mostly family members or lovers living apart.
• Related区切るくぎるNeutralTo mark off sections, as in 「線で区切る」; stresses drawing boundary lines.
• Related分別ぶんべつNeutralSorting by type, as in 「ゴミの分別」; mostly rubbish sorting. Read 「ふんべつ」, it instead means good judgment.
• Related分かちわかちWrittenWritten word for distinction, as in 「男女の分かちなく」; mostly seen in negative phrases.
• Related引き放つひきはなつWrittenWritten word for pulling apart with force; rare, with 「引き離す」 the everyday choice.
• Related散り散りちりぢりNeutralScattering in all directions, as in 「家族が散り散りになる」; a group breaking up and drifting apart.
• Related懸け隔てるかけへだてるWrittenWritten word for putting distance between people or estranging them; rare, with 「隔てる」 the everyday choice.
• Antonym結合けつごうNeutralCombination or joining; the direct opposite of 分離.
• Antonym融合ゆうごうNeutralFusion or blending together; the opposite of 分離's separating.
• Antonym統合とうごうNeutralIntegration or unification; the opposite of 分離.
• Antonym合体がったいNeutralMerging into one body; the opposite of 分離's splitting apart.

Use 「分離」 for separating things that are joined or detaching, as in 「政教分離」 or 「油と水が分離する」. In everyday speech, 「分ける」 and 「離す」 are the natural choices. Say 「隔離」 for isolating patients, 「分裂」 for something splitting from within, 「分散」 for spreading out, 「分割」 for cutting into parts, and 「区分」 for sorting into categories. The literary 「分かつ」 adds an elegant tone. The antonyms are 「結合」, 「統合」, 「融合」 and 「合体」.

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1. 離はなして、別々べつべつにすること。切り離きりはなすこと。
2. 離はなれて、別々べつべつになること。切り離きりはなされること。