外れる (Hazureru) is a Japanese ichidan verb meaning “to be disconnected, to get out of place, to be off, to be out (e.g. of gear)”.
Meanings
- ichidan verb, intransitive verbto be disconnected; to get out of place; to be off; to be out (e.g. of gear)
- ichidan verb, intransitive verbto miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to draw a blank (e.g. lottery)
- ichidan verb, intransitive verbto be removed; to be excluded
- ichidan verb, intransitive verbto be contrary to; to go against
Examples
彼は調子が外れている。
He is out of tune.
車はコースをはずれた。
The car veered from its course.
どこの関節がはずれたの？
Which joint did you dislocate?
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).