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離 はな.れる、はな.す 距離(きょり): distance; range分離(ぶんり): separation; partition; detachment; segregation; isolation; decollation離れる(はなれる): to be separated from; to leave; to go away; to be a long way off離婚(りこん): divorce離す(はなす): to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart S 离: rare beast; strange; elegant隹: bird; old bird radical (no. 172) 隹 8 (none) detach The left side isn't too hard---a top-hatted villain whose villainy involves belts around elbows? Clearly he's a drug dealer. And the best way to detach yourself from the drug dealer's influence is to go cold turkey.

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リ detach, separation, disjoin, digress 1 555 19 172 ふるとり 形声 Phonetic I´ve finally met my arch-rival, the evilest of all villains. Finally, I´m about to fight him. But what´s this? He´s suspiciously quiet. I move to attack him, and his right arm falls off at the elbow. Strange. I walk up to him and detach his left arm. Very strange. I undo his belt, and take off his top hat... BLAST! It was just a decoy turkey!

Kanji	離
Onyomi	リ
Kunyomi	はな.れる、はな.す
English	detach, separation, disjoin, digress
Examples	距離(きょり): distance; range 分離(ぶんり): separation; partition; detachment; segregation; isolation; decollation 離れる(はなれる): to be separated from; to leave; to go away; to be a long way off 離婚(りこん): divorce 離す(はなす): to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
JLPT Level	1
Jouyou Grade	S
Frequency	555
Components	离: rare beast; strange; elegant 隹: bird; old bird radical (no. 172)
Number of Strokes	19
Kanji Radical	隹
Radical Number	172
Radical Strokes	8
Radical Reading	ふるとり
Traditional Form	(none)
Classification	形声 Phonetic
Keyword	detach
Koohii Story 1	I´ve finally met my arch-rival, the evilest of all villains. Finally, I´m about to fight him. But what´s this? He´s suspiciously quiet. I move to attack him, and his right arm falls off at the elbow. Strange. I walk up to him and detach his left arm. Very strange. I undo his belt, and take off his top hat... BLAST! It was just a decoy turkey!
Koohii Story 2	The left side isn't too hard---a top-hatted villain whose villainy involves belts around elbows? Clearly he's a drug dealer. And the best way to detach yourself from the drug dealer's influence is to go cold turkey.

Detach I Strange Left Drug 離 リ はな.れる、はな.す

Detach I Strange Left Drug 離リはな.れる、はな.す