Japanese symbol for “separated”
離れ離れ
かれがれ
Romaji: karegare
estranged; separated
In Japanese, separated is 離れ離れ, read かれがれ (karegare).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- adj-nari estranged; separated
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “separated”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 散り散り | ちりぢり chirijiri | scattered; separated; dispersed |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 距離 | きょり kyori | distance; range; interval |
| 離婚 | りこん rikon | divorce |
| 分離 | ぶんり bunri | separation; partition; detachment |
| 離れる | はなれる hanareru | to be separated; to be apart; to be distant |
| 離脱 | りだつ ridatsu | withdrawal; secession; separation |
| 離陸 | りりく ririku | takeoff |
See also: Chinese symbol for “separated”.
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.
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