JLPT N3 Intermediate
離す
Separating things, releasing a hold, or looking away.
Readings
Other forms
離します polite form
離さない negative form
離して te-form
離せる potential form
Transitive Godan Verb
To separate / let go of
Describes the action of creating physical distance between objects or removing one’s hold to separate them.
Example
机 を もう少し 離して 、 歩く スペース を 作りましょう 。
Let's move the desks a little further apart to make space to walk.
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