離れる|はなれるhanareru[3]nakadaka (mid-high)
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- ichidan verb, intransitive verbto be separated; to be apart; to be distant
- ichidan verb, intransitive verbto leave; to go away
- ichidan verb, intransitive verbto leave (a job, etc.); to quit; to give up
- ichidan verb, intransitive verbto lose connection with; to drift away from
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 離れる（はなれる） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 離れます（はなれます） |
| Negative (nai) | 離れない（はなれない） |
| polite (masen) | 離れません（はなれません） |
| classical zu / nu | 離れず・離れぬ（はなれず・はなれぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 離れた（はなれた） |
| polite (mashita) | 離れました（はなれました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 離れなかった（はなれなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 離れませんでした（はなれませんでした） |
| Te form | 離れて（はなれて） |
| Potential | 離れられる（はなれられる） |
| Passive | 離れられる（はなれられる） |
| Causative | 離れさせる（はなれさせる） |
| Causative passive | 離れさせられる（はなれさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 離れれば（はなれれば） |
| tara | 離れたら（はなれたら） |
| Volitional | 離れよう（はなれよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 離れましょう（はなれましょう） |
| Imperative | 離れろ（はなれろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only
- Synonym去るさるNeutralFor leaving or going away (「東京を去る」), and also for time passing; it stresses the going itself, while 「離れる」 stresses the distance that opens up.
- Synonym退去たいきょNeutralTo vacate or clear out of a place (「退去命令」); mostly legal and administrative usage.
- Synonym退散たいさんWrittenWritten prose for dispersing or beating a retreat (「早々に退散する」); often with a humorous touch.
- SynonymどくNeutralTo step back or retire (「第一線から退く」); it carries a nuance of withdrawing or bowing out.
- Synonym離れ去るはなれさるWrittenWritten/formal prose for breaking loose and going off; in everyday speech use 「離れる」 or 「去る」.
- Related立ち去るたちさるNeutralTo walk away from the scene (「黙って立ち去る」); the emphasis is on leaving that spot.
- Related引き下がるひきさがるNeutralTo withdraw or back down (「あっさり引き下がる」); the emphasis is on giving up an argument or contest.
- Related辞すじすWrittenFormal written prose for taking one's leave or resigning a post; in everyday speech, quitting a job is 「辞める」.
- Related辞めるやめるNeutralTo resign or quit (「会社を辞める」); it matches 「離れる」 only in the sense of leaving a job.
- Related引き払うひきはらうNeutralTo move out of a home or vacate it (「アパートを引き払う」).
- Related退くしりぞくNeutralTo step back or retire (「第一線から退く」); it carries a nuance of withdrawing or bowing out.
- Related失せるうせるCasualColloquial; to vanish or fade away (「興味が失せる」); the imperative 「失せろ」 is a rude way of saying 'get lost'.
- Related辞去じきょWrittenFormal written prose for taking one's leave; not used in everyday speech.
- Related拝辞はいじWrittenHighly formal written prose for humbly taking one's leave or respectfully declining.
- Related辞するじするWrittenWritten prose for taking one's leave or resigning (「職を辞する」).
- Antonym近づくちかづくNeutralTo approach or draw near; the direct opposite of 「離れる」.
- AntonymくっつくNeutralColloquial; to stick or cling tightly; the opposite of 「離れる」.
- Antonym付くつくNeutralTo be attached or stuck on; the opposite of 「離れる」 in its separating sense.
Use 「離れる」 for separating, putting distance between things, or leaving a place. To say someone walks off, use 「去る」 or 「立ち去る」; to quit a job, 「辞める」; to step back or retire, 「退く」. 「引き下がる」 is for backing down, 「引き払う」 for moving out, and 「失せる」 for vanishing. The written items 「辞す」「辞去」「拝辞」「辞する」 are formal alternatives for taking leave or resigning, 「退去」 is legal/administrative, and 「退散」 is often jocular. For the opposite ideas, use 「近づく」 (approach) or 「くっ付く」 (stick together).
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only
