Vocabulary

What does 離れる (はなれる, hanareru) mean?

離れる (はなれる, hanareru) means to leave, to be separated from.

Quick facts
Readingはなれる
Romajihanareru
Part of speechichidan verb, intransitive
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N3
はなれる
N3 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonhanareru

to leave, to be separated from

Genki 23Genki
  1. 1ichidan verb · intransitive to be separated; to be apart; to be distant
  2. 2ichidan verb · intransitive to leave; to go away
  3. 3ichidan verb · intransitive to leave (a job, etc.); to quit; to give up
  4. 4ichidan verb · intransitive to lose connection with; to drift away from

Example sentences

  • He left home at eighteen.

  • I live in a place far from the station.

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