Word Meaning 切り離す

きりはなす kirihanasu

切り離す is read as きりはなす (kirihanasu) and means to cut off (from).

Meaning

English

to cut off (from)
to separate
to detach
to sever
to uncouple

Reading

Kana

きりはなす

Romaji

kirihanasu

Writing Variants

切り放す きりはなす kirihanasu
切放す きりはなす kirihanasu
切離す きりはなす kirihanasu

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 27 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 8885 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

切り離れる

きりはなれる

to cut off and separate

切り崩す

きりくずす

to level (earth)

切らす

きらす

to be out of (e.g. breath)

切り返す

きりかえす

to perform a twisting backward knee trip

切り出す

きりだす

to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.)

切り落とす

きりおとす

to cut off

切り倒す

きりたおす

to cut down

切回す

きりまわす

to cut around

切迫

せっぱく

pressure

切り盛り

きりもり

cut and fill (e.g. earthwork)

切り傷

きりきず

cut

切り株

きりかぶ

stump

Example Sentences

言葉と文化を切り離すことはできないんだよ。

You can't separate language from culture.