I Love Kanji離す (hanasu)
離す (はなす, hanasu) is a Japanese verb meaning “to separate; to part”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.
- Reading
- はなす
- Romaji
- hanasu
- Word class
- Godan verb (う-verb) ending in す
- Level
- JLPT N3 (unofficial)
Meaning
- to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart · godan verb, transitive
Example sentences
Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.
Conjugation of 離す
Godan verb (う-verb) ending in す. Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.
| Form | Japanese | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 離す | はなす hanasu |
| Polite (~masu) | 離します | はなします hanashimasu |
| Negative | 離さない | はなさない hanasanai |
| Polite negative | 離しません | はなしません hanashimasen |
| Past | 離した | はなした hanashita |
| Polite past | 離しました | はなしました hanashimashita |
| Negative past | 離さなかった | はなさなかった hanasanakatta |
| Te-form | 離して | はなして hanashite |
| Potential | 離せる | はなせる hanaseru |
| Passive | 離される | はなされる hanasareru |
| Causative | 離させる | はなさせる hanasaseru |
| Volitional | 離そう | はなそう hanasou |
| Imperative | 離せ | はなせ hanase |
| Conditional (~ba) | 離せば | はなせば hanaseba |
Kanji in 離す
Related words
Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 離す.
Source: JMdict entry 1550830 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.