ひきはなす
Hikihanasu
Other forms: 引離す、引きはなす
引き離す (Hikihanasu) is a Japanese godan verb meaning “to pull apart, to separate, to have a lead over, to pull ahead of”.
Meanings
- godan verb, transitive verbto pull apart; to separate
- godan verb, transitive verbto have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
Examples
彼を誘惑から引き離すべきだ。
You should seclude him from temptation.
言葉を文化から引き離すことはできない。
You can't separate language from culture.
私どもは完全に他社を引き離していますよ。
We have completely outstripped the other companies.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).