切り離す・切り放す|きりはなすkirihanasu[4]nakadaka (mid-high)
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Which spelling to use
切り離す切り離す is the most common written form. Beginners should use it when writing this word.
切り放す切り放す is a rarely used written variant; you will seldom encounter it, and 切り離す is the form to choose.
Definitions
- godan verb, transitive verbto cut off (from); to separate; to detach; to sever; to uncouple
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 切り離す（きりはなす） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 切り離します（きりはなします） |
| Negative (nai) | 切り離さない（きりはなさない） |
| polite (masen) | 切り離しません（きりはなしません） |
| classical zu / nu | 切り離さず・切り離さぬ（きりはなさず・きりはなさぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 切り離した（きりはなした） |
| polite (mashita) | 切り離しました（きりはなしました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 切り離さなかった（きりはなさなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 切り離しませんでした（きりはなしませんでした） |
| Te form | 切り離して（きりはなして） |
| Potential | 切り離せる（きりはなせる） |
| Passive | 切り離される（きりはなされる） |
| Causative | 切り離させる（きりはなさせる） |
| Causative passive | 切り離させられる（きりはなさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 切り離せば（きりはなせば） |
| tara | 切り離したら（きりはなしたら） |
| Volitional | 切り離そう（きりはなそう） |
| polite (mashou) | 切り離しましょう（きりはなしましょう） |
| Imperative | 切り離せ（きりはなせ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym切り落とすきりおとすNeutralCutting a piece off so it drops, as in 「枝を切り落とす」 or 「脂身を切り落とす」; the focus is on removing a part, not on separating two things.
- Synonym取り外すとりはずすNeutralTaking off a part that is attached or fitted, as in 「部品を取り外す」; it is about disassembly, not cutting with a blade.
- Synonym切り取るきりとるNeutralCutting or clipping out a piece, as in 「記事を切り取る」; the focus is on the piece you take away.
- Synonym切断せつだんNeutralCutting or severing something through, such as power lines or roads; leans toward written style.
- Synonym切除せつじょWrittenWritten/formal: cutting out bad or unwanted parts, mostly in surgery; the emphasis is on removal, not on separating two things.
- Synonym剪除せんじょWrittenA rare, written/formal word; besides cutting things out, it is used figuratively for eradicating them.
- RelatedはがすNeutralPeeling or tearing off something stuck to a surface, as in 「シールを剥がす」; the focus is on stripping it away from the surface.
- Related切り捨てるきりすてるNeutralCutting something off and throwing it away; also figurative for abandoning someone or something and for dropping digits in math, with a nuance of casting aside.
- Related刈るかるNeutralMowing grass, clipping hair or harvesting crops; it cuts what has grown, with no sense of separating two connected things.
- Related剥離はくりWrittenWritten/formal: a surface peeling or coming off, often medical or technical, as in 「網膜剥離」.
- Related切り払うきりはらうNeutralCutting away and clearing things like weeds or branches; the focus is on clearing an area, not on separating one thing from another.
- Antonym接合するNeutralTo join or bond two parts together; the opposite of cutting things apart.
- Antonym結合するNeutralTo combine or unite things into one; the opposite of separating.
- Antonym連結するNeutralTo link or connect things together, as in coupling train cars; the opposite of cutting a connection.
Use 「切り離す」 to separate things that are connected or to cut a tie, as in 「車両を切り離す」 or 「感情と切り離して考える」. For cutting a piece off, use 「切り落とす」; for detaching a fitted part, 「取り外す」; for cutting through, 「切断」. The opposite is 「連結する」.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only
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