Japanese symbol for “dissociation”
解離
かいり
Romaji: kairi
dissociation
In Japanese, dissociation is 解離, read かいり (kairi).
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Meanings
- n, vi, vs dissociation (chem)
- n, vi, vs unravelling and separating
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 理解 | りかい rikai | understanding; comprehension; appreciation |
| 解決 | かいけつ kaiketsu | settlement; solution; resolution |
| 解説 | かいせつ kaisetsu | explanation; commentary; exposition |
| 解散 | かいさん kaisan | breaking up (a meeting, gathering, etc.); dispersal (e.g. of a crowd) |
| 解放 | かいほう kaihou | release; unleashing; liberation |
| 解除 | かいじょ kaijo | termination (of a contract); cancellation; rescinding |
| 距離 | きょり kyori | distance; range; interval |
| 離婚 | りこん rikon | divorce |
See also: Chinese symbol for “dissociation”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.