離: to depart from; from

離 [离] lí

verb | preposition
: to leave; to part from; to be away from
: (in giving distances) from
: without (something); independent of
: one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦, symbolizing fire; ☲

Kun Reading

離す | はなす hanasu

godan verb with su ending | transitive verb
: to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart

離れ | はなれ hanare

prefix
: detached (dwelling, room)

離れ | ばなれ banare

godan verb with su ending | transitive verb
: separation from; loss of interest in; independence of; distancing (of oneself) from; disillusionment with; alienation from (something)

離れる | はなれる hanareru

ichidan verb | intransitive verb
: to be separated; to be apart; to be distant
: to leave; to go away
: to leave (a job, etc.); to quit; to give up
: to lose connection with; to drift away from

離しょう | りしょう rishou

noun
: syneresis [contraction of two vowels into a diphthong. Syneresis (chemistry), extraction or expulsion of a liquid from a gel]

離開 [离开] li2kai1:to depart; to leave

離職 [离职] li2zhi2: to retire; to leave office; to quit a job
[離職 | りしょく rishoku: leaving or losing a job

離[离]婚 li2hun1: to divorce; divorced from (one’s spouse)
[離婚 | りこん rikon: divorce]

離[离]休 li2xiu1: to retire; to leave work and rest (euphemism for compulsory retirement of old cadres)

離別 [离别] li2bie2: to leave (on a long journey); to part from somebody
[離別 | りべつ ribetsu: separation; divorce]

離譜 [离谱] li2 pu3: excessive; beyond reasonable limits; irregular

離[离]去 li2qu4: to leave; to exit

距離[离] ju4li2: distance; to be apart from
[距離 | きょり kyori: distance; range]

脱離[离] tuo1li2: to separate oneself from; to break away from; diastasis (medicine); abscission; abjunction (botany)

分離[离] fen1li2: to separate
[分離 | ぶんり bunri: separation; partition; detachment; segregation; isolation; decollation]

流離[离] liu2 li2: homeless and miserable; forced to leave home and wander from place to place; to live as a refugee
[流離 | りゅうり ryuuri: wandering (e.g. bird, exile, lifestyle); wandering alone in a strange country]

隔離[离] ge2li2: to separate; to isolate
[隔離 | かくり kakuri: isolation; segregation; separation; quarantine]

撤離[离] che4li2: to withdraw from; to evacuate

Japanese common word | expression | yojijukugo 四字熟語
厭離穢土 [yan4 li2 hui4 tu3] | えんりえど enri edo OR おんりえど onri edo
: (yoji) abhorrence of (living in) this impure world

距離を開く | きょりをひらく kyori o hiraku
: to open the distance

離れ離れになる | はなればなれになる hanare banare ni naru
: to be dispersed; to get separated

離婚を申請する | りこんをしんせいする rikon o shinsei suru
: to file for divorce

Chinese expression | chengyu 成語 | idiom
寸步不離 [寸步不离] cun4 bu4 bu4 li2
: to follow somebody closely; to keep close to

分崩離析 [分崩离析] fen1 beng1 li2 xi1
: to collapse and fall apart; to break up; falling to pieces

流離失所 [流离失所] liu2 li2 shi1 suo3
: destitute and homeless (idiom); forced from one’s home and wandering about; displaced

流離顛沛 [流离颠沛] liu2 li2 dian1 pei4
: destitute and homeless; displaced and without means

挑撥離間 [挑拨离间] tiao3 bo1 li2 jian4
: to sow dissension; to drive a wedge between

悲歡離合 [悲欢离合] bei1 huan1 li2 he2
: joys and sorrows; partings and reunions; the vicissitudes of life

眾叛親離 [众叛亲离 ] zhong4 pan4 qin1 li2
: lit. people rebelling and friends deserting; fig. to find oneself utterly isolated

生離死別 [生离死别] sheng1 li2 si3 bie2
: separated in life and death; to part forever

調虎離山 [调虎离山] diao4 hu3 li2 shan1
: to move the tiger from the mountain; to lure an opponent out by a stratagem; to get rid of an opponent or a problem; to maneuver sb out of the way

貌合心離 [貌合心离] mao4 he2 xin1 li2
OR
貌合神離 [貌合神离] mao4 he2 shen2 li2
: the appearance of unity, but divided at heart; seeming harmony belies underlying disagreement

若即若離 [若即若离] ruo4 ji2 ruo4 li2
: lit. seeming neither close nor distant; fig. to keep one’s distance; (of a relationship) lukewarm; vague

形影不離 [形影不离] xing2 ying3 bu4 li2
: inseparable (as form and shadow)

離家出走 [离家出走] li2 jia1 chu1 zou3
: to leave home; to abandon one’s family

離情別緒 [离情别绪] li2 qing2 bie2 xu4
: sad feeling at separation

離鄉背井 [离乡背井] li2 xiang1 bei4 jing3
: to live far from home; away from one’s native place; to leave for a foreign land

離離光光 [离离光光] li2 li2 guang1 guang1
: lackluster (look)

難捨難離 [难舍难离] nan2 she3 nan2 li2
: loath to part; emotionally close and unwilling to separate

八九不離十 [八九不离十] ba1 jiu3 bu4 li2 shi2
: pretty close; very near; about right

萬變不離其宗 [万变不离其宗] wan4 bian4 bu4 li2 qi2 zong1
: many superficial changes but no departure from the original stand; plus ça change, plus ça reste la mème chose

三句話不離本行 [三句话不离本行] san1 ju4 hua4 bu4 li2 ben3 hang2
: to talk shop all the time

錢多事少離家近 [钱多事少离家近] qian2 duo1 shi4 shao3 li2 jia1 jin4
: ideal job: lots of money, minimal work, and close to home